Allen Taylor
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The Honourable Sir Allen Taylor |
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| 43rd Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
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In office 1 January 1905 – 31 December 1906 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Edward Lees |
| Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Hughes |
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In office 1 January 1909 – 1 May 1912 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Hughes |
| Succeeded by | George Thomas Clarke |
| Alderman of the Sydney City Council | |
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In office 1 December 1902 – 1 December 1912 |
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| Constituency | Pyrmont Ward |
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In office 1 December 1915 – 30 November 1924 |
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| Constituency | Bourke Ward |
| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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In office 23 July 1912 – 30 September 1940 |
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| Personal details | |
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13 May 1864 Wagga Wagga, Colony of New South Wales |
| Died | 30 September 1940 (aged 76) Centennial Park, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Adela Mary Elliot (1886–1924) Linda Turner Hawkes (1926–1940) |
Sir Allen Arthur Taylor (13 May 1864 – 30 September 1940) was an Australian businessman and New South Wales state politician who was Lord Mayor of Sydney, Mayor of Annandale and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Allen Arthur Bate was born in Wagga Wagga, Colony of New South Wales, on 13 May 1864, the fourth child of John Bate, a bricklayer from Worcestershire, England, and his wife Martha Jane King.
For unknown reasons, Allen changed his surname from 'Bate' to 'Taylor' sometime between 1890 and 1895.
Eventually becoming a contractor, Taylor built up a business in timber supply and shipping, founding the firm of Allen Taylor & Company, of which he was managing director. In the 1890s he also became chairman of directors of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company and the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, thus promoting economic development of the North and South coast regions of New South Wales. Expanding his business interests, Taylor also became a local director of the London Bank of Australia, a director of the Insurance Office of Australia and a trustee of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales.
A prominent member of the Annandale, and indeed Sydney community, in 1895 Taylor stood and was elected as an Alderman on Annandale Municipal Council, which had the year before separated from the Leichhardt Municipality. He eventually rose to become Mayor from 1897 to 1900 and from 1901 to 1903. As mayor, Taylor worked towards the construction of a dedicated Council Chambers and town hall, which was completed during his term as mayor in September 1899. He would remain on the council until 1907 and Taylor Street in Annandale now bears his name. Taylor, while still an alderman for Annandale, was elected to Sydney City Council for Pyrmont Ward on 1 December 1902. After its formation in 1920, he was a member of the Civic Reform Association.
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