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 TAYLOR TEMPLE. 595 legislative action. He made the first attack since " Know-nothing" times upon the obstructive laws regarding naturaliza- tion, and was successful in changing some of their most restrictive features. At the close of the session he was appointed on a special committee on contract convict labor, which sat during the recess, and made a lengthy report, which was ac- cepted and published by the next Legis- lature. Mr. Taylor was re-elected in 1880, and served as chairman of the committees on fisheries and leave of absence ; he served also on the committee on prisons. He originated and carried through the bill for the regulation of private detectives, and made a lasting and valuable record on prison reform. On the liquor question he was decided and conservative. He was a straightforward, concise, and able debater, and has left his impress on the legislation of the State. In 1883 he was appointed health com- missioner by Mayor Palmer, and re-ap- pointed in 1886 by Mayor O'Brien. Dur- ing these six years his energy and execu- tive ability won recognition from business men and politicians alike, and when he left this office he was offered the position of manager of the docks, warehouses, and elevators for the New York & New Eng- land Railroad Company, a responsible and important post which he now tills to the satisfaction of all concerned. TAYLOR, William P., son of Luther and Abigail ( Kendall ) Taylor, was born in Millord, Hillsborough county, N. II., October 1 7, 1826. His early education was obtained in the public schools. He began business life in Lunenburg, Mass., in 1848, as a black- smith. This he continued until 1859, when he went into trade, in which he re- mained until 1S76. In the latter year he began the manufacture of furniture, and also engaged in the drug business. He was first married in Lunenburg, May 29, 185 1, to Mary E., daughter of William and Eliza (Mclntire) Robinson. Of this union were three children : Mary E., Helen E., and William O. Taylor. His second marriage was in Townsend, Janu- ary 25, 1870, with Anna, daughter of Jonathan P. and Harriet N. (Mclntire) Clement. Mr. Taylor has been postmaster twenty- three years, town clerk five years, and assessor and treasurer one year. He was a representative to the Legislature in 1887, serving on the committee on elections. TEELE, Albert Kendall, son of Ben- jamin and Miriam (Savels) Teele, was born in Charlestown, now Somerville, Middlesex county, February 10, 1821. His early education was obtained in the public schools of Medford, where he resided until fifteen years of age. In 1836 he en- tered Phillips Academy, Andover, where he fitted for college, and entered Yale College in 183S, graduating in 1842. In 1845 ne received the degree of A. M. from his a/ina mater. He pursued the theological course at the Yale Seminary, and was ordained and installed over the Congregational church in Naugatuck, Conn., in 1845. This pastorate continued till 1849, when he preached in the First church in Medway for part of a year. He received a call to settle as pastor, but being at the same time called to the First Evangelical church in Milton, he accepted the latter and contin- ued its active pastor for twenty-five years. Since then he has been pastor emeritus. In 1874 he received the degree of D. I). from Middlebury College, Vt. In Stratford, Conn., August 21, 1845, Mr. Teele was married to Cornelia, daugh- ter of Lucius and Harriet (Curtis) Curtis. Their children are : Cornelia Fannie and Hattie Curtis Teele. In 1877 Dr. Teele was appointed on the board of trustees of the Liversidge Institu- tion of Industry — a home for destitute boys. In this position he still continues, finding in the supervision and care of these homeless boys a fitting supplement to Ins ministerial life. For twenty-five years he- was a member of the Milton school com- mittee, much of the time its chairman. He is chairman of the Milton public library trustees, and chairman of the trustees of the Milton cemetery. Under authority of the town, as chairman of the committee ap- pointed for that purpose, he wrote a most ex- cellent history of Milton, which was pub- lished in 1887 and received with great favor, not only by the citizens, but by all interested in the preparation of local histories through- out the State. He still resides in Milton, beloved and esteemed by his fellow-citi- zens, in full sympathy with a friendly com- munity, and in the serene enjoyment of the delights of the beautiful town he has loved and served so well. TEMPLE, R. DEXTER, son of William and Mary (Coggin) Temple, was born in Reading, Middlesex count}', April 8, 1838. The common schools furnished his edu- cational training. After leaving school, at the age of seventeen, he learned the trade of shoemaker, and worked at this business