Hoyt Patrick Taylor
Hoyt Patrick Taylor | |
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| 21st Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 6, 1949 – January 8, 1953 | |
| Governor | W. Kerr Scott |
| Preceded by | Lynton Y. Ballentine |
| Succeeded by | Luther H. Hodges |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office 1943–1945 Serving with Coble Funderburk | |
| Preceded by | Robert Ray Ingram |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Little Jr. |
| In office 1936–1941 | |
| Preceded by | W. Erskine Smith |
| Succeeded by | Coble Funderburk |
| Mayor of Wadesboro, North Carolina | |
| In office 1919–1921 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1890 |
| Died | April 12, 1964 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Inez Wooten (m. 1923) |
| Children | 3, including Pat |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest College |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Commands | 371st Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | |
Hoyt Patrick Taylor Sr. (June 11, 1890 – April 12, 1964) was the 21st Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1949 to 1953.
Early life
[edit]Taylor was born in Winton, North Carolina on June 11, 1890 to Simeon P. and Kate (née Ward) Taylor.
Education
[edit]Taylor attended Winton Academy, Winton High School, Horner Military Academy and Wake Forest College.[1]
Family life
[edit]In 1923 Taylor married Inez Wooten of Chadbourn. They had three children: Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr., Caroline Corbett Taylor, and Frank Wooten Taylor. Hoyt Patrick "Pat" Taylor Jr. was also elected lieutenant governor, twenty years after his father.
Military service
[edit]Taylor served as a second lieutenant in the 371st Infantry during World War I and received the Silver Star and Purple Heart as well as a personal citation from General John Joseph Pershing.
Business career
[edit]For many years Taylor practiced law in Wadesboro, North Carolina, for a time in partnership with Congressman A. Paul Kitchin.
Early political career
[edit]A Democrat, Taylor served as mayor of Wadesboro, as chairman of the Anson County Democratic Executive Committee, as a member of the North Carolina Senate from the 19th district (sessions of 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1943), and as legislative assistant to Governor Robert Gregg Cherry (1945).[1]
Taylor served as a trustee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Meredith College.
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| International | |
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| National | |
- 1890 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from Winton, North Carolina
- People from Wadesboro, North Carolina
- Wake Forest University alumni
- Military personnel from North Carolina
- United States Army personnel of World War I
- Federal Bureau of Investigation agents
- North Carolina lawyers
- Mayors of places in North Carolina
- Lieutenant governors of North Carolina
- North Carolina state senators
- 20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
- Meredith College people
- Recipients of the Silver Star