J. H. Tayler
American mayor
Joseph Henry Tayler (February 7, 1859 – May 25, 1959) was an American banker and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was the 29th mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the ninth mayor of Fort Howard, Wisconsin. In 1932, he was one of several bank officers criminally charged for embezzlement and participating in a fraud to conceal the financial condition of the McCartney National Bank of Green Bay—he ultimately served four years in federal prison. His name was frequently abbreviated as J. H. Tayler, and his last name is often misspelled Taylor.
Early life and career
Joseph Tayler was born in Fort Howard, Wisconsin, on February 7, 1859. He lived nearly his entire life in this area, and Fort Howard was absorbed into the city of Green Bay in 1895. During his youth, his father was postmaster at Fort Howard, and he began his working life as an assistant postmaster to his father—working in that capacity for ten years. During this time, he also served two years as city treasurer, an office that his father also held at one time.
In 1881, he went into business with David McCartney in forming the McCartney Exchange Bank. McCartney was president of the bank and Tayler served as comptroller.
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