Edmund Dick Taylor
American politician
Died when: 87 years 47 days (1045 months)Star Sign: Libra

Colonel Edmund Dick Taylor (October 18, 1804 – December 4, 1891) was an American businessman, politician, and soldier from Illinois.He is remembered as the first person to suggest that the United States should issue paper currency ("greenbacks") during the American Civil War.
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