Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Jr.

Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Jr.
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26th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office January 3, 1969 – January 6, 1973
Governor	Robert W. Scott
Preceded by	Robert W. Scott
Succeeded by	James B. Hunt, Jr.
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office 1965–1966
Preceded by	H. Clifton Blue
Succeeded by	David M. Britt
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Personal details
Born	(1924-04-01) April 1, 1924 Wadesboro, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Nickname(s)	Pat
Allegiance	United States of America
Battles/wars	World War II, Korean War.

Hoyt Patrick "Pat" Taylor, Jr. (born April 1, 1924) is a North Carolina politician and attorney who served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.

Pat Taylor was born in Wadesboro, NC, on April 1, 1924, the son of Hoyt Patrick Taylor, who also served as Lieutenant Governor. The two are the only father-son pair to have held the office. The younger Taylor went on to receive undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and to serve in both World War II and the Korean War. He practiced law in Wadesboro and was elected to represent Anson County in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1955 through 1967, serving his last two terms as speaker.

Taylor served as Lieutenant Governor from 1969 to 1973. He won the 1968 Democratic primary over Margaret Harper, the first major party woman to campaign for the post. He then went on to defeat St. Rep. Don H. Garren in the general election of 1968 by the narrowest margin in decades (55-45%). At the end of his term, Taylor ran as a Democratic candidate for Governor but was defeated in the runoff election by Skipper Bowles. He retired from electoral politics and resumed the practice of law, but he was one of many people who received votes for the Democratic Vice-Presidential nomination at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.

References

• Taylor, Rand to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards
• OurCampaigns.com

Political offices
Preceded by Robert W. Scott	26th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1969-1973	Succeeded by James B. Hunt, Jr.
Preceded by H. Clifton Blue	Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives 1965-1966	Succeeded by David M. Britt