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originated. It is found at a very early
period in English records.
Benjamin Taylor, father of our subject,
was born in Yorkshire, England, and
came to America in his early twenties.
He lived in New Jersey and Maine, finally
locating for a number of years in Annan-
dale, New York. He was occupied in
various ways until 1871, in which year he
removed to Norwalk and entered the employ
of the Lounsbury & Bissell Company,
later becoming superintendent of the
plant, which position he held until he
retired from business, this occurring about
five years before his death. Mr. Taylor
was a member of St. John's Lodge, No. 6,
Free and Accepted Masons, and of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Mr. Taylor married Elizabeth Radburn,
who was born in Cheltenham, England,
where the Radburn family were long
established. Mrs. Taylor came to Amer-
ica in her youth and located in Syracuse,
New York. She was the mother of five
children, four of whom reached maturity,
named as follows: 1. Annie J., deceased.
2. Emily A., deceased, wife of Zachariah
Keasler, of Mount Kisco, New York. 3.
Walter T., of Norwalk. 4. Joseph R., of
further mention. The family attended St.
Paul's Episcopal Church of Norwalk.
Joseph Radburn Taylor, son of Benjamin
and Elizabeth (Radburn) Taylor,
was born January 4, 1869, in Annandale,
Dutchess county, New York. He was
educated in the Norwalk public schools
and began the study of law in the office of
Honorable John H. Light, of South Nor-
walk, being admitted to the bar, May 23,
1890. For about five years Mr. Taylor
was associated with Judge Light in the
practice of law, and subsequently became
a partner of his preceptor under the firm
name of Light & Taylor. This partner-
ship continued for several years, and since
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it was dissolved Mr. Taylor has continued
alone in practice. For nearly ten years he
was the first prosecutor in the Town
Court, and was appointed judge of the
City Court, which office he held for a simi-
lar period.
In politics, Mr. Taylor is a Republican
and gives staunch support to the inter-
ests of that party. He served as clerk of
the old city of South Norwalk for fifteen
years, sufficient warrant of his ability and
the esteem in which his constituents held
him. Fraternally, Mr. Taylor is a member
of Old Well Lodge, Free and Accepted
Masons ; Butler Chapter, Royal
Arch Masons ; and
the Benevolent nad
Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. Taylor married Georgiana Hutch-
inson, daughter of Andrew Hutchinson,
of Norwalk, Connecticut. The latter was
born near Belfast, in the north of Ireland,
and as a young man came to America and
was superintendent of the Norwalk Mills
Company for a good many years. Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor are the parents of two
sons: 1. Kenneth H., born September 25,
1897, is now with the Bankers' Trust
Company of New York City. He spent
two and one-half years in Cornell, and
then enlisted in the Signal Corps, and was
stationed at Fort Wood, New York.
Thence, he was transferred to the Medical
Corps, in October, 1917, and was sent to
Camp Eustis, at Fortress Monroe, Vir-
ginia, for overseas duties. They had been
held there seven weeks when the armis-
tice was signed, and he was then trans-
ferred to Fort Wood, and was discharged
in July, 1919. 2. Gerald Radburn, born
February 9, 1904, and is now a cadet at
St. John's School, Manlius, New York.
During the World War our subject was
a member of the local Advisory Board, of
the Liberty Loan committees, and spoke
several nights a week on the Liberty