James Davis Taylor

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1863–1941)}}

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| honorific-prefix =The Honourable

| name = James Davis Taylor

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| constituency_MP = New Westminster

| parliament = Canadian

| predecessor = James Buckham Kennedy

| successor = William Garland McQuarrie

| term_start = 1908

| term_end = 1917

| office2 = Senator for New Westminster, British Columbia

| term_start2 = 1917

| term_end2 = 1941

| appointed2 = Robert Borden

| birth_date = {{birth date|1863|09|02}}

| birth_place = Abenaqui Mills, Canada East

| death_date = {{death date and age|1941|05|11|1863|09|02}}

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| party = Conservative

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James Davis Taylor (September 2, 1863 – May 11, 1941) was a Canadian publisher, journalist, soldier and Conservative politician. As a member of the Ottawa Sharpshooters, Taylor was involved in resisting the 1885 North-West Rebellion. As a lieutenant colonel during World War I he commanded the 131st Battalion overseas.

Taylor was MP for New Westminster from 1908 until 1917. Davis was then appointed to the Senate where he served until his death.