Taylor, Robert S
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, author, was born May 22, 1838, in Ross county, Ohio. He has attained success at the bar in Fort Wayne, Ind.; has served with distinction as a member of the Indiana state legislature; and also served one term on the bench. In 1881 he was a appointed member of the Mississippi river commission by President Garfield to succeed Benjamin Harrison. He is regarded as an authority on Mississippi river questions; and has published many addresses and papers on that subject. He was a member of the monetary commission appointed under the auspices of the Indianapolis convention of 1897; and during 1873-96 has published discussions of the money question covering all its various phases.