Samuel Taylor was born July 24, 1856, in Champaign County, Ohio.

[2] He was elected in 1887 to represent Champaign County in the 68th General Assembly and re-elected 1889 and 1891 to the 69th and 70th, from which he resigned.

[3] He resigned when elected in 1892 to Ohio Secretary of State and then was re-elected in 1894.

[2] After leaving office in 1897, Taylor was appointed consul to Glasgow, Scotland, by President McKinley.

Taylor died from influenza in Birmingham, England on December 7, 1916.