John Taylor (manufacturer)

John Taylor
John Taylor
	Portrait by unknown artist
Born	1711
Died	1775 (aged 63–64)
Nationality	English
Occupation(s)	Manufacturer, banker, High Sheriff of Warwickshire

John Taylor (1711–1775)^[2] of Bordesley Hall near Birmingham (then a small town in Warwickshire), was an English manufacturer and banker. He served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1756–57.

Origins

John Taylor was the eldest son and heir of Jonathan Taylor (died 1733) of Bordesley by his wife Rebecca Kettle.^[3]

Career

Taylor became a cabinet maker in

Quaker iron merchant Sampson Lloyd II (1699–1779) (who in 1742 purchased as his country residence the estate of "Farm" within the manor of Bordesley), Taylor founded Taylor and Lloyd's Bank in Dale End, Birmingham, which eventually grew into Lloyds Banking Group, one of the largest banks in the United Kingdom.^[5]

Marriage and children

1788 pair of portraits by Thomas Gainsborough of John Taylor (1738–1814), and his wife Sarah Skey "Mrs John Taylor"

In 1734 Taylor married Mary Baker, by whom he had children

Deputy Lieutenant, and High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1786. In 1778 he married Sarah Skey, the eldest daughter of Samuel Skey of Spring Grove, Worcestershire. His 1788 portrait by Thomas Gainsborough is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.^[7] and a companion portrait by Gainsborough of his wife Sarah is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington

. They had three sons, John (born 1780), James (1783–1852) and William (1789–1839).

Death and legacy

Taylor died in 1775 and was buried in a vault in

Priestley riots

of 1791 but were subsequently rebuilt.

References

^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.2212
^ Date of birth 1711 per Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp.2211-2, Pedigree of Taylor of Strensham
^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp.2211-2, Pedigree of Taylor of Strensham
^ Paul H. Emden's "Quakers in commerce: A record of business achievement", pp.41
^ "The beginnings of Lloyd's Bank". British Banking History Society. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp.2211-2, Pedigree of Taylor of Strensham
^ "John Taylor (1738–1814)".

"TAYLORS". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.

[1] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.2212

[2] Date of birth 1711 per Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp.2211-2, Pedigree of Taylor of Strensham

[3] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp.2211-2, Pedigree of Taylor of Strensham

[4] Paul H. Emden's "Quakers in commerce: A record of business achievement", pp.41

[5] "The beginnings of Lloyd's Bank". British Banking History Society. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

[6] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp.2211-2, Pedigree of Taylor of Strensham

[7] "John Taylor (1738–1814)".

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