Glen H. Taylor
Glen Hearst Taylor (April 12, 1904 - April 28, 1984) was a United States Senator from Idaho and the vice presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1948 election. Taylor was born in Portland, Oregon. He moved to a homestead near Kooskia, Idaho, as a child and attended the public schools of Idaho. He later joined a dramatic stock company in 1919. He became the owner and manager of various entertainment enterprises between 1926 and 1944. He was a country-western singer. He was inspired by King C. Gillette's book The People's Corporation. He ran for the Senate in 1940 in a special election, but lost to John W. Thomas with 47.1% to Thomas's 53.0%. He ran again in 1942 against Thomas and lost a close race, 51.5 - 48.5. He ran for the Senate for a third time in 1944 and won, 51.1 - 48.9. He served from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1951. He lost the nomination in 1950. He was the vice presidential candidate on the progressive ticket headed by former Vice President Henry A. Wallace in the 1948 election. Wallace and Taylor did not win any state and won only 2.4% of the popular vote. Taylor was arrested on May 1, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama, for attempting to use a door reserved for Negroes, rather than the whites-only door. He was subsequently convicted of disorderly conduct. He ran again for the Senate again in 1954. He had 37.2% of the votes, and lost in a landslide to Henry C. Dworshak, who had 62.8%. He ran for the senatorial nomination in 1956 but lost. He was president of Coryell Construction Co from 1950 to 1952, and of Taylor Topper, Inc. He died in Millbrae, California in 1984.
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