Claude A. Taylor

Claude A. Taylor (1902–1966) was an American politician and jurist who served as chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was born in 1902 in Gilbert, South Carolina. He spent ten years serving in the General Assembly of South Carolina including as the House of Representatives' Speaker between 1935 and 1936. In 1944, Taylor gained election to the South Carolina Supreme Court and became its chief justice in 1961. Taylor began the practice of opening sessions of the court with a prayer.^[1] He died on January 21, 1966.

Claude Ambrose Taylor
Chief Justice of South Carolina
In office 1961 – January 21, 1966
Preceded by	Taylor Hudnall Stukes
Succeeded by	Joseph Rodney Moss
Associate Justice of South Carolina
In office January 1944 – 1961
Preceded by	David Gordon Baker
Succeeded by	James Woodrow Lewis
50th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office 1935–1936
Preceded by	James Gibson
Succeeded by	Solomon Blatt Sr.
Personal details
Born	August 24, 1902 Gilbert, South Carolina, US
Died	January 21, 1966 (1966-01-22) (aged 63)
Spouse	Mary Young Cooper
Alma mater	University of South Carolina (LL.B., 1926)