Horace Dickinson Taylor (c. 1821 – November 9, 1890) was a commission merchant and a mayor of Houston, Texas.
[5] Horace left Charleston, enticed by opportunities working with his brother Edward in Houston.
Since location was just a short walk from the steamboat landing, it was convenient to newcomers, many of whom stored their personal property in the warehouse as they scouted Texas for opportunities.
His large homestead on Buffalo Bayou overlooking the main bridge leading into Houston served as a free campground for visiting farmers.
By then several railroads had been completed to Houston, and these facilitated a greater volume of incoming cotton for storage and processing.
[11] Though Taylor attempted to enlist with the Confederacy at the outbreak of the Civil War, he was disqualified from service due to a lung condition.
The Taylor administration also oversaw the improvement of drainage on lower Caroline Street, where they installed a culvert to replace the gully that was older than Houston itself.