George Sylvester Taylor
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George Sylvester Taylor (March 2, 1822 - January 3, 1910) became the first mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts on January 5, 1891.
He was born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, one of ten children of Sylvestor Taylor (1793-1881) and Sarah Eaton (1793-1870). He married Asenath Boylston Cobb (1826-1898) on November 25, 1845, with whom he had six children. He died in Chicopee.
As a member of the Republican Party, Taylor served the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1860-1861 and the Massachusetts Senate in 1869. Prior to becoming Mayor, he was president of Chicopee Falls Savings Bank.