branch allegiance unit office battles spouse image article_title name occupation
union army united states of america union 38th massachusetts infantry regiment massachusetts volunteers member of the massachusetts house of representatives american civil war siege of port hudson georgiana olivia davis charles h. taylor -lrb- publisher -rrb- . png charles h. taylor -lrb- publisher -rrb-
 charles h. taylor journalist , publisher
charles h. taylor -lrb- publisher -rrb-

`` general charles taylor redirects here , but may also refer to president charles taylor of liberia . ''
charles h. taylor -lrb- 1846 -- 1921 -rrb- , also found as general charles h. taylor , was an american journalist and politician .
he created the modern boston globe , acting as its publisher starting in 1873 .
taylor was elected to the massachusetts house of representatives in 1872 and served as private secretary to the governor of massachusetts .
taylor was born 14 july 1846 in charlestown , massachusetts to john ingalls taylor and abigail russell hapgood .
at the advent of the american civil war , taylor enlisted in the union army at the age of 16 and was badly wounded at the battle of port hudson .
taylor married georgiana olivia davis in march 1867 , and the couple had 5 children .
his commonly used military rank , general taylor , was due to his service and rank in the massachusetts state militia .
