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George Taylor was born on Ireland sometime in the year 1716. He immigrated to Philadelphia in 1736. He started out working for an ironsmith in Philadelphia, however when his master discovered how intelligent Taylor was, he promoted him to bookkeeper. His master died in the year 1732, and that very same year Taylor married his master’s widow and too...
In 1755, he agreed to enter into a partnership with two of the wealthiest ironworkers in the country, and moved to Bucks County. In 1757, George was elected Justice of the Peace in Bucks County. This was his first public role. In 1764, George Taylor was elected to the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. During this time, he purchased land near Allent...
When the war came about, Taylor joined the Third Battalion of the Pennsylvania Militia. In 1775, Taylor signed a contract with an iron company and started making ammunition for the Continental Army.
In 1776, before the voting of the Declaration of Independence, five Pennsylvania loyalists were asked to resign from the Continental Congress, so that the vote for Independence would be unanimous. When these five men were being replaced, Congress asked George Taylor to be one of the replacements. Later that year, he was among the 56 signers of the ...
In 1777, Taylor was elected to the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. During his service there, he became extremely sick and could not leave his bed. His illness effectively ended his career. Through the end of the war, his iron business continued to make ammunition for the army, but Taylor’s public role in the revolution was over. George T...
Learn about George Taylor, an Irish immigrant who became a successful ironworker and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Find out his early life, political career, role in the Continental Army and his death.
George Taylor (c. 1716 – February 23, 1781) was an American ironmaster and politician who was a Founding Father of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania.
George Taylor returns to Apeiron with "Roses".∞ Spotify: ∞ Instagram: » Available at: iTunes: Spotify: » Follow George Taylor: Credits:Director - Dav...
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Sep 13, 2012 · Follow the life of George Taylor, delegate to the Continental Congress and one of 56 signers, who bravely proclaimed the original thirteen colonies would bre...
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Nov 24, 2021 · George Taylor. George Taylor first came to Pennsylvania from Ireland as a 20-year-old indentured servant. As an indentured servant, he exchanged his labor for the cost of his travel across the Atlantic Ocean. The man who paid for his trip, Samuel Savage, was an ironworker and Taylor took up the same trade.
George Taylor. 1716-1781. Representing Pennsylvania at the Continental Congress. by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress. Little is known about George Taylor. He was a working man and little concerned with politics, though he acted in service to his nation when called.
