Taylor, Thomas M.

Thomas M. Taylor was a supporter of temperance. In January 1853, he participated in a statewide convention of temperance delegates that was held in Springfield, Illinois. He also attended a lecture on temperance delivered by Reverend James Smith of Springfield's First Presbyterian Church.

Alexander Davidson and Bernard Stuvé, A Complete History of Illinois from 1673 to 1873 (Springfield: D. L. Phillips, 1877), 606; Simeon Francis and Others to James Smith.