John Taylor (paper manufacturer)
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Occupation | Businessman |
John Taylor (1809–1871) was a British-born Toronto-area businessman and a pioneer in the pulp and paper industry.
Early life
The Taylor family immigrated to
Paper production
The 1850s brought a wave of expansion to the paper industry in Toronto. By this time, Toronto's population had grown to over thirty thousand and this growing community was also becoming more literate, increasing the demand for books and newspapers.
In 1854, London, England offered a reward of £1,000 to anyone who could find a cheaper and more abundant substitute for rags as a raw source for paper. A talented mechanic with a gift for invention, John Taylor tested several methods making paper out of
Legacy
Brothers Thomas Taylor (1813–1880),[5] William Taylor and George Taylor went on to create Toronto Brick. Thomas died April 21, 1880, and George on May 17, 1894.[6] The Taylor family held onto the business until George's son William Taylor sold interest to his Robert T. Davies in 1909.
Death and legacy
John Taylor died unexpectedly on May 13, 1871, at the age of sixty-two.[3] His brothers went on to establish the Don Valley Brick Works in 1889.[7]
The Taylor name lives on in Toronto as the name of a tributary of the city's Don river, called
References
- ^ a b "Twentieth-Century Todmorden: A Community in the Don Valley". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ^ a b c d City of Toronto: Parks and Recreation – Taylor Creek Park Additional Information
- ^ a b c d e History of the Don Valley Paper Mill – Information from "Don Valley Legacy" and from Domtar courtesy Lyla Radmanovich, Web Redactor.
- ^ a b Pulp and Paper: The Reduction of Toxic Effluents (BP-292E) – Prepared by: William Murray, Science and Technology Division, Depository Services Program, April 1992
- ^ "Ontario Deaths 1878-1886".
- ^ "Biography – TAYLOR, JOHN – Volume X (1871-1880) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
- ^ Toronto East Rotary Club newsletter, Vol. 43, August 2, 2007