Dean Park Taylor (January 1, 1902 – October 16, 1977) was an American attorney and politician from Troy, New York.
After working as a law clerk for a U.S. district court judge and an Assistant United States Attorney, in 1931 Taylor went into practice in Troy with his father and brother.
[3] Taylor was admitted to the bar in 1926, and was employed as a law clerk for federal judge Frank Cooper.
[3] He then commenced practice in Troy with his father, former Rensselaer County District Attorney John P. Taylor, and brother, Donald S. Taylor who served as a justice of the New York Supreme Court and a justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.
[7] He was also involved in education and civic causes; he was a trustee of both Hudson Valley Community College and Russell Sage College, and a trustee or director of Vanderheyden Hall, Troy Boys Club, Fort Ticonderoga Museum, and Troy's Leonard Hospital.
[7] Taylor also belonged to the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, Sons of the American Revolution, and was an honorary member of the Fleet Reserve Association.
[2] In 1959, he was a member of the Hudson-Champlain Celebration Commission, which planned activities to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Henry Hudson's and Samuel de Champlain's explorations of what became New York state.
[11] Commencing in 1946, Taylor travelled to Hawaii, conducted hearings, and briefed President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes on his findings.
[6] During Dewey's governorship and Eisenhower's presidency, both often turned to Taylor for recommendations on executive appointments, as well as assistance with candidate recruiting and campaign organizing.