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Taylor, Maxwell Davenport

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Maxwell Davenport, 1901–87, U.S. general, b. Keytesville, Mo., grad. West Point, 1922. In World War II he served in Europe with the 82d Airborne Division and as commander of…

Taylor, Myron Charles

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Myron Charles, 1874–1959, American industrialist and diplomat, b. Lyons, N.Y. He practiced law and then ran a group of textile mills in New England. In 1932 he succeeded J. P.…

Taylor, Richard Edward

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Richard Edward, 1930–2018, Canadian experimental physicist. He was associated primarily with Stanford, where he received his doctorate (1962) and helped build and then worked—…

Taylor, Sir Robert

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Sir Robert, 1714–88, English architect. The son of a stonemason, he began his career as a sculptor's apprentice and was later employed to carve the pediment of Mansion House in…

Taylor, Robert Love

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Robert Love, 1850–1912, U.S. politician, governor of Tennessee (1887–91, 1897–99), b. Carter co., Tenn. A lawyer, he was a Democrat in Congress (1879–81) and in 1886 defeated…

Swift, Taylor Alison

(Encyclopedia) Swift, Taylor Alison, 1989- , American singer-songwriter, b. West Reading, Pa. A precocious songwriter, Swift moved to Nashville…

Still, Andrew Taylor

(Encyclopedia) Still, Andrew Taylor, 1828–1917, founder of osteopathy, b. Jonesboro, Va. He evolved the theory that all diseases and physical disorders ultimately derived from dislocations (which he…

TAYLOR, John, Congress, SC

TAYLOR, John, a Representative from South Carolina; birth date unknown; member of the South Carolina state house of representatives, 1802-1805; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress…

2014 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to drama to music Related Links Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine,…

Waller TAYLOR, Congress, IN (1786-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1816-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanTAYLOR, Waller, a Senator from Indiana; born in Lunenburg County, Va., before 1786; attended the common…