Mayor William George Taylor^[1]

1875 - 1947  (72 years)

• Name	William George Taylor
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	2 Nov 1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1907	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Elected Office	1938	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor of Guelph
  Occupation	farmer and auctioneer  [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-470328
  Died	31 Dec 1947	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I470328	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	James Veitch Taylor,   b. 2 Oct 1845, Erskine, Renfrew, Scotland ,   d. 1 Nov 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Ruth Atkinson,   b. 18 Aug 1848, Nassagaweya Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1941, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1875	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F24524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Elizabeth "Hattie" Strickland,   b. 1 Dec 1885, Rockwood, Eramosa Township, Wellington Co, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. James Walter Taylor,   b. 15 Sep 1913, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Apr 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F292363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  William George Taylor "Guelph Mayors". 2022. City Of Guelph. https://guelph.ca/city-hall/mayor-and-council/mayors-office/guelph-mayors/.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020510-07. William George Taylor, 31, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Guelph Twp, son of James Taylor and Ruth Atkinson married Harriet Elizabeth Strickland, 22, b. Rockwood Village, res. Berlin, daughter of J.R. Strickland and Sarah Spring, Witness(es) Alice A. Marshall of Berlin and Agnes C. Glasford of Guelph, 21 November 1907 in Berlin. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 12. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 7. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 38. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:William George Taylor Gender:Male Birth Date:2 Nov 1875 Birth Place: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:James Taylor - farmer Mother:Ruth Atkinson [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:William George Taylor Gender:Male Race:Scotch (Scotish) Age:72 Birth Date:23 Nov 1875 Birth Place:Ontario Death Date:31 Dec 1947 Death Place:Guelph General Hospital, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:James Taylor Mother:Ruth Taylor Spouse:Harriet Strickland Occ: farmer and auctioneer Buried Woodlawn [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223287132. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9679 (1875), Taylor-Akinson. James Taylor farmer of Waterloo, widower, Birth Place: Scotland Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Father Name: William Taylor Mother Name: Catherine Veitch Spouse Name: Ruth Atkinson, residence Waterloo Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Birth Place: On Spouse Father Name: George Atkinson Spouse Mother Name: Ann Whitlaw Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1875 Marriage Location: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Nov 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1907 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Nov 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor of Guelph - 1938 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Dec 1947 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth