Glen H. Taylor
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United States Senator from Idaho |
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In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951 |
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| Preceded by | D. Worth Clark |
| Succeeded by | Herman Welker |
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Glen Hearst Taylor April 12, 1904 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 1984 (aged 80) Burlingame, California, U.S. |
| Resting place |
Skylawn Memorial Park San Mateo, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Progressive (1948) |
| Spouse(s) | Dora Marie Pike Taylor (1903–1997) (aged 93) (m. 1930–1984, his death) |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Parents | Pleasant John Taylor (1856–1938) Olive Higgins Taylor (1867–1939) |
| Profession | actor musician, entrepreneur |
Glen Hearst Taylor (April 12, 1904 – April 28, 1984) was an American politician, entertainer, businessman, and United States Senator from Idaho.
He was the vice presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1948 election. Taylor was otherwise a member of the Democratic Party. By one measure Taylor was the second most liberal member of the U.S. Senate (trailing only Wayne Morse of Oregon), and the fourth most liberal member of Congress overall between 1937 and 2002.
Born in a boarding house in Portland, Oregon, Taylor was the twelfth of thirteen children of Pleasant John Taylor and Olive Higgins Taylor. His father was a retired Texas ranger and wandering preacher, and the family was with him in Portland for a protracted soul-saving meeting. The family homesteaded in north central Idaho near Kooskia, and Taylor attended the public schools. In 1919, after completing the eighth grade, he joined his older brother's company, and between 1926 and 1944, he became the owner and manager of various entertainment enterprises. Taylor was also a country-western singer; his older sister, Lena, became famous as a jazz singer under the name Lee Morse in the 1920s.
Taylor was inspired to run for political office by King Camp Gillette's book The People's Corporation and Stuart Chase's 1932 book A New Deal. In 1935 Taylor unsuccessfully attempted to organize a Farmer–Labor Party in Nevada and Montana.
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