Taylor was a delegate to the
Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1884 and was Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin from 1883 to 1887. From 1881 to 1883, he had been U.S. Consul in
Marseille, France. Taylor served in the State Senate in 1889. In the same year, he was appointed
United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and remained in the position until 1906. He unsuccessfully campaigned for governor of Wisconsin in 1888 and 1896. ==References==