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Taylor, Alan John Percivale

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Alan John Percivale, 1906–90, English historian, primarily interested in diplomatic and Central European history. Educated at Oxford, he became a fellow of Magdalen College in…

Taylor, John, English writer

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, John, 1578?–1653, English writer. He was a boatman on the Thames and hence is often called the Water Poet. A traveler throughout England and the Continent, he recorded his…

Taylor, John, Mormon leader

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, John, 1808–87, American leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, b. England. He emigrated in 1832 to Canada, where he was converted (1836) to the Mormon faith…

Taylor, Joseph Hooton, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Joseph Hooton, Jr., 1941–, American astrophysicist, b. Philadelphia, Ph.D. Harvard, 1968. Taylor was a professor at the Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst from 1969 to 1980,…

Randy Johnson

Born: Sept. 10, 1963Baseball LHP 6’10’’ flamethrower; struck out over 300 batters 6 times (1993,98,99,00,01,02); led AL in Ks 4 times (1992-95) and NL 5 times (1999-2002,04); struck out 20 batters…

Abner TAYLOR, Congress, IL (1829-1903)

TAYLOR, Abner, a Representative from Illinois; born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, in 1829; moved with his parents to Champaign County, Ohio, in 1832, thence to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and…

Arthur Herbert TAYLOR, Congress, IN (1852-1922)

TAYLOR, Arthur Herbert, a Representative from Indiana; born at Caledonia Springs, Canada, February 29, 1852; moved with his parents to Yates County, N.Y., in 1856; attended the local school;…

Charles Hart TAYLOR, Congress, NC (1941)

TAYLOR, Charles Hart, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Brevard, Transylvania County, N.C., January 23, 1941; graduated from Brevard High School, Brevard, N.C.; B.A., Wake Forest…

Gene TAYLOR, Congress, MO (1928-1998)

TAYLOR, Gene, a Representative from Missouri; born near Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Mo., February 10, 1928; attended the public schools; attended Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield,…

TAYLOR, George, Congress, PA (1716-1781)

TAYLOR, George, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Ireland in 1716; pursued academic studies; immigrated to the United States in 1736 and settled at Warwick Furnace and later at Coventry Forge…