Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet (20 November 1686 – 18 September 1757) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Taylor was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Baronet and Anne Cotton. He represented Kells in the

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between 1713 and his death in 1757.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.126 (Retrieved 3 April 2020). On 8 August 1736 he succeeded to his father's

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and in 1753 he was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. Taylor was succeeded by his son, also called Thomas Taylour, who was raised to the

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as Baron Headfort in 1760 and was advanced to the title

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in 1766.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Thomas, 2nd Baronet 1686 births 1757 deaths 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Irish MPs 1713–1714 Irish MPs 1715–1727 Irish MPs 1727–1760 Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Meath constituencies Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Taylour family