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 to 1861 and the Massachusetts Senate in 1869. Prior to becoming Mayor, he was president of Chicopee Falls Savings Bank.