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Governor
  
W. Kerr Scott

Name
  
Hoyt Taylor

Spouse(s)
  
Inez Wooten

Succeeded by
  
Jim Hunt


Political party
  
Party
  
Democratic Party

Preceded by
  
Role
  
Politician

Hoyt Patrick Taylor FileHoyt Patrick Taylorjpg Wikimedia Commons

Born
  
June 11, 1890Winton, North Carolina (
1890-06-11
)

Died
  
April 12, 1964(1964-04-12) (aged 73)

Children
  
Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Jr., Caroline Corbett Taylor, and Frank Wooten Taylor.


Allegiance
  
United States of America

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Korean War

Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Sr. (June 11, 1890 – April 12, 1964) was the 21st Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1949 to 1953.

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Early life

Taylor was born in Winton, North Carolina on June 11, 1890 to Simeon P. and Kate (Ward) Taylor.

Education

Taylor attended Winton Academy, Winton High School, Horner Military School and Wake Forest College.

Family life

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 Lt. Governor, twenty years after his father.

Military service

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

For many years Taylor practiced law in Wadesboro, North Carolina, for a time in partnership with Congressman A. Paul Kitchin.

Early political career

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 (sessions of 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1943), and as legislative assistant to Governor Robert Gregg Cherry (1945).

Taylor served as a trustee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Meredith College.

References

Hoyt Patrick Taylor Wikipedia


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