Hedley Clarence Taylor (September 20, 1864 – February 23, 1931) was a

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politician and judge. Taylor was born in Sheffield, New Brunswick in 1864. He studied law at Mt. Alison University and the

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, in 1891. He partnered with John R. Boyle to form the firm of Taylor & Boyle, which later became Boyle, Parlee, Freeman, Abbott & Mustard. He served as a district judge for the city of

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, ran unsuccessfully for alderman and mayor in several Edmonton municipal elections, and served multiple terms on the

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. He died in

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in 1931 of pneumonia.http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/newspapr/np_page2.asp?code=nhqp0944.jpg

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Hedley C. 1864 births 1931 deaths Judges in Alberta Alberta school board trustees People from Sunbury County, New Brunswick University of Michigan Law School alumni Deaths from pneumonia in British Columbia