Joseph Danner Taylor (November 7, 1830 – September 19, 1899) was an American politician, lawyer and newspaper publisher.

Leading up to the Civil War, Taylor ran articles denouncing slavery and called for negotiation to eliminate the practice.

Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jonathan T. Updegraff.

Taylor retired from politics but remained an influential force in the development and growth of Guernsey County and Cambridge in particular.

Taylor was bought property in Cambridge and lived in a simple wood-frame home on Wheeling Avenue.