Herbert Taylor (British Army officer)
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| Preceded by | New post |
| Succeeded by | Col. Sir John McMahon, Bt. |
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| Born | 29 September 1775 Bifrons |
| Died | 20 March 1839 (aged 63) Rome |
| Nationality | British |
GCH (29 September 1775 – 20 March 1839) was the first Private Secretary to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, serving George III, George IV, and William IV
.
Military career
Taylor was the son of Rev. Edward Taylor of Bifrons,
lieutenant-colonel in 1801.[3]
However, in the following year, with a period of relative calm in the midst of the
Queen Charlotte, the queen consort.[3]
He retained that office until 1818.
Taylor commanded a brigade at
William IV, in 1830.[3] On the death of the king in 1837 he retired, although he was first and principal aide de camp to Queen Victoria
1837–39.
Taylor became a
Master of St Katherine's Hospital, Regent's Park, and Master Surveyor and Surveyor-General of the Ordnance from 1828. He died in 1839.[3] The monument to him at St. Katherine's is by the sculptor Peter Rouw
.
References
- ^ John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain Volume 3
- ^ Parishes: Patrixborne, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (1800), pp. 277–286. Date accessed: 24 November 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Herbert Taylor at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
External links
Wikisource has the text of the 1885–1900 Dictionary of National Biography's article about Sir Herbert Taylor.
Media related to Herbert Taylor at Wikimedia Commons
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