Tayloe
Tayloe may refer to:
People
- John Tayloe I (1688–1747), one of the richest plantation owners and businessmen in Virginia for his generation
- John Tayloe II (1721–1779), arguably the richest plantation owner in Virginia for his generation
- John Tayloe III
- William Henry Tayloe ( 1799–1871) American businessman, horse breeder, planter and land speculator, son of John Tayloe III, inherited Mount Airy
- Benjamin Ogle Tayloe (1796–1868), American businessman, horse breeder, planter, land speculator, bon vivant, diplomat, and influential political activist in Washington, D.C. Son of John Tayloe III
- Henry Augustine Tayloe (1808-1903) American businessman, horse breeder, planter, and land speculator, youngest son of John Tayloe III. Founder of the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana
- George Plater Tayloe (1804-1897), American businessman, planter, land speculator, founder of Hollins University. Son of John Tayloe III
- Edward Thornton Tayloe (January 21, 1803 – November 26, 1876) was an American Diplomat and planter. Son of John Tayloe III.
- John Tayloe Lomax (1781–1862), American Jurist
- Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), American politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming, director of the United States Mint
Places
Tayloe House may refer to:
- Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House, Washington, D.C., built in 1828 by Benjamin Ogle Tayloe
- Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia, built in 1762 by Colonel John Tayloe II
- The Octagon House (Washington, D.C.), built in 1800 by Colonel John Tayloe III
- Powhatan Rural Historic District, formerly Hopyard Plantation, the house known as "Powhatan" built by Edward Thornton Tayloe son of John Tayloe III
- Buena Vista (Roanoke, Virginia), Plantation House built by George Plater Tayloe
- Tayloe House (Williamsburg, Virginia), purchased by John Tayloe II from Dr James Carter, resident surgeon of Williamsburg, VA
See also
- Willard v. Tayloe, 75 U.S. 557 (1869), 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 individual case
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.