Tayloe may refer to:
People in the United States
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William Tayloe (the immigrant)
Colonel William Tayloe also known as William Teylow, was a British immigrant, colonist, and planter, from Gloucester, England, who emigrated to the British Colony of Virginia and resided in York County. His coat of arms, ''Vert a sword erect Or ...
, High Sheriff of York County, Virginia
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William Tayloe (the nephew)
William Tayloe or Teylow (1645–1710) was the nephew of William Tayloe of King's Creek Plantation and High Sheriff of York County, Virginia, the father of John Tayloe I of The Old House and progenitor of the Tayloes of Mount Airy, Richmond Cou ...
, of Richmond and Lancaster Counties, Virginia
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John Tayloe I
Col. John Tayloe I (February 15, 1688November 15, 1747) was one of the richest plantation owners and businessmen in Virginia for his generation. Considered to be the chief architect of the family fortune, he was known as the "Hon. Colonel of the Ol ...
(1688–1747), plantation owner and businessman in Virginia
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John Tayloe II
Colonel John Tayloe II (28 May 172118 April 1779) was a planter and politician, among the richest planters in colonial Virginia. He served in public office including the Virginia Governor's Council, also known as the Virginia Council of State.
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(1721–1779), plantation owner and horse breeder in Virginia
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John Tayloe III
John Tayloe III (September 2, 1770March 23, 1828), of Richmond County, Virginia, was a planter, politician, businessman, and tidewater gentry scion. He was prominent in elite social circles. A highly successful planter and thoroughbred horse b ...
(1770-1828), military officer, Virginia state senator, and horse breeder
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Benjamin Ogle Tayloe (1796–1868), American businessman, horse breeder, planter, and diplomat in Washington, D.C.
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William Henry Tayloe
William Henry Tayloe (January 29, 1799 – January 7, 1871) was an American plantation owner, horse breeder, businessman and land speculator during the first half of the 19th century. He inherited a vast estate from his father and expanded his ...
( 1799–1871) American businessman, horse breeder, planter and land speculator
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Henry Augustine Tayloe
Henry Augustine Tayloe (April 8, 1808 – July 15, 1903) was an American planter, slaveholder, horse breeder and racer, and land speculator in Alabama during the 19th century.
A younger son of John Tayloe III, a wealthy planter in Washington, ...
(1808-1903) American businessman, horse breeder, planter, and land speculator
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George Plater Tayloe
George Plater Tayloe ( October 15, 1804 – Apr 18, 1897) was a Virginia businessman, soldier and legislator who also served as one of the original trustees of Hollins University.
Early life
George Tayloe was born October 15, 1804, at Mount Airy ...
(1804-1897), American businessman, planter, land speculator, and founder of Hollins University
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Edward Thornton Tayloe (1803–1876), American diplomat and planter
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John Tayloe Lomax
John Tayloe Lomax (January 1781 – 10 October 1862) was an Virginia lawyer and jurist.
Early life and education
Lomax was born in Port Tobago, Caroline County, Virginia to the former Anne Corbin Tayloe (1753–1835) of Mount Airy in Richmon ...
(1781–1862), American jurist
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Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), American politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming, and director of the United States Mint
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W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. (born 1933), Virginia lawyer and politician
Historic houses
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Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House, Washington, D.C., built in 1828 by Benjamin Ogle Tayloe
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Tayloe House (Williamsburg, Virginia)
The Tayloe House is an 18th-century house in Williamsburg, Virginia. Located on E. Nicholson Street just east of Queen Street, the house was built from 1752 to 1759 and was restored in 1950–1951 by Colonial Williamsburg.
The house was purchased ...
, purchased by John Tayloe II
See also
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Willard v. Tayloe
''Willard v. Tayloe'', 75 U.S. (8 Wall.) 557 (1869), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that courts of equity deciding issues of contract have discretion to determine the form of relief based on the circumstances of each indiv ...
'', an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision
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