Charles Simeon Taylor (October 13, 1851 – June 19, 1913) was an American lawyer and politician Born in the town of

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, Taylor went to

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and then graduated from Whitewater Normal School (now

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) in 1875. He then received his law degree from

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in 1876. He then practiced law in

Barron, Wisconsin Barron is a city in Barron County (of which it is the county seat), in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,423 at the 2010 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Barron. History Originally named Quaderer's Camp after local l ...

, and was appointed district attorney of

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, in 1876. Taylor was the president of the Barron Woolen Mills Company. Taylor served on the Barron Common Council, the Barron County Board of Supervisors, and the Barron City Power and Light Commission. Taylor was a member of the Republican Party. In 1885 and 1887, Taylor served in the

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and then served in the

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from 1889 to 1893. He died on June 19, 1913, while attending a meeting of the Masons at which his son Archibald was receiving the society's third degree.Gordon, Newton S. 1922. ''History of Barron County, Wisconsin''. Minneapolis, MN: H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., p. 75.

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