Full Name:
John Paul Taylor
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: C. Mary; 7 Children: Robert, Dolores, Michael, Mary Helen, John, Patrick, Rosemary
Birth Date:
08/24/1920
Birth Place:
Chamberino, NM
Home City:
Mesilla, NM
Religion:
Catholic
EdS, New Mexico State University, 1963
MA, New Mexico State University, 1954
BA, New Mexico State University, 1942.
Trustee, Town of Mesilla, 20 years
Representative, New Mexico State House, 1946-2004
Member, Museum of New Mexico Board of Regents, 1978-1984
Vice Chair, Governor's Council on Criminal Justice, 1975-1979
Committee Member, Border Commemoration Commission, Art & Culture Committee/New Mexico Planning, 1972
Member, New Mexico State Commemoration Commission, 1972
Member, Cultural Awareness Center Trilingual Institution
President, Dona Ana County Historical Society
President, Dona Ana Mental Health Association
President, New Mexico Folklore Society
Associate Superintendent for Instruction, Las Cruces Schools, 1951-1985
Program Development/Curriculum Coordinator/Principal/Teacher, Las Cruces Schools, 1951-1985
Associate Registrar, New Mexico State University, 1946-1951
Y2C, Seaman, United States Navy, 1942-1946
Chair, NMSA Rio Grande Historical Collection
Member, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1978
President, Phi Delta Kappa, 1970-1974
Chair, Branegan Memorial Library, 1969
President, National Education Association - New Mexico, 1969