L. K. Taylor was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1907 to 1910 representing the 15th district as a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life L. K. Taylor was born in Tennessee in 1868. He later moved to Paducah, Kentucky, and worked as an attorney for 14 years.
Career Taylor was a member of the 1896 Democratic National Committee.
Taylor served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1907 to 1910, representing the 15th district as a member of the Democratic Party. He was succeeded in office by fellow Democrat Joe Smith. During his tenure, he was an "initiator" of Oklahoma's grandfather clause law.
In 1910, Taylor ran for Clerk of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the Democratic primary, but he lost to incumbent Swamp Campbell.
Personal life Taylor died in June 1912 in Greenland, Arkansas.
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