Casper R. Taylor Jr., a long-serving and powerful member of the House of Delegates who rose to become speaker but was ousted by angry voters after shepherding gun control legislation through the General Assembly was married to Polly Taylor.
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They were married for 64 years until Polly’s death in a car crash in 2021. Taylor didn’t remarry after the death of Polly.
There is no information about how Taylor and his late wife met. It’s also not known how long they dated before eventually getting married.
When Polly was alive, she preferred to keep a low profile and as a result, details about her personal and professional life are under wraps.
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Who was Polly Taylor’s husband Casper R. Taylor Jr.?
Casper was a businessman and politician who served as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1994 to 2003, amongst the longest Speaker’s tenures in Maryland history. He was born on December 19, 1934 and passed away on April 24, 2023 at age 88, two years after the deah of his beloved wife.
Taylor Jr. used his position to boost Western Maryland, a part of the state that has more affinity with neighboring communities in West Virginia and Pennsylvania than with the rest of the state and was often overlooked by most of the state’s power elites, who were concentrated in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., regions.
Among his legacies was bringing the Rocky Gap resort and golf course to a state park along Interstate 68 in Allegany County.
While a full list of survivors was not immediately available Monday evening, Taylor, in addition to his son Brendan, is survived by another son, Dane Taylor, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
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