Glen H. Taylor

Glen Hearst Taylor (April 12, 1904 – April 28, 1984) was an American politician, entertainer, businessman, and U.S. senator from Idaho.

This article is about the late Idaho politician and 1948 vice-presidential candidate. For the Minnesota businessman, politician and team owner, see Glen Taylor. For other people, see Glenn Taylor (disambiguation).

Glen H. Taylor
Campaign portrait, 1954
United States Senator
from Idaho
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951
Preceded byD. Worth Clark
Succeeded byHerman Welker
Personal details
Born
Glen Hearst Taylor

(1904-04-12)April 12, 1904
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1984(1984-04-28) (aged 80)
Burlingame, California, U.S.
Resting placeSkylawn Memorial Park
San Mateo, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 1948, 1950-1984)
Other political
affiliations		Progressive (1948–1949) Independent (1956)
Children3

He was the vice presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1948 election. Taylor was otherwise a member of the Democratic Party. By one measure, Taylor was the second-most liberal member of the U.S. Senate, trailing only Wayne Morse of Oregon, and the fourth-most liberal member of Congress overall between 1937 and 2002.

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