John Tayloe II | |
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| Born | May 28, 1721 Old House, Richmond County, Virginia colony |
| Died | April 18, 1779 (aged 57) |
| Resting place | Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia |
| Nationality | British/American |
| Occupation(s) | Planter, Agent |
| Known for | Virginia Planter, Builder of Mount Airy, Owner Neabsco Iron Works, Founder American Thoroughbred Horse Racing |
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| Relatives | Mann Page (brother-in-law), Edward Lloyd IV (son-in-law), Francis Lightfoot Lee (son-in-law) |
Col. John Tayloe II (28 May 1721 – 18 April 1779) was the premier Virginia planter; a politician, and colonial Colonel in the Virginia Militia. Virginia.[1] He served in public office including the Virginia Governor's Council, also known as the Virginia Council of State.[2]
He has been described as a "model Virginia planter, planting tobacco, wheat and corn and raising livestock", what were known as mixed crops.[3] A fifth-generation planter from the Tayloe Family, he took over the management of the Neabsco Iron Works during the 1740s, likely after his father's death in 1747.
Later Tayloe built Mount Airy, the Neo-Palladian villa overlooking the Rappahannock River. It is still held and occupied by the Tayloe family in the 21st century. Tayloe, his father and namesake son were said to exemplify gentry entrepreneurship.[4]
- ^ Croghan Kamoie, Laura. "The Business History of the Virginia Gentry" (PDF). menokin.org. menokin.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Vernacular2003was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kamoie, Laura Croghan (2007). Irons in the Fire: the business history of the Tayloe family and Virginia's gentry, 1700–1860. University of Virginia Press. pp. 60, 62–. ISBN 978-0-8139-2637-7. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Kamoie, Laura Croghan (March 2008). "The Business History of the Virginia Gentry". p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
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