Edward Thornton Tayloe
| Edward Thronton Tayloe | |
|---|---|
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Grave of Edward Thornton Tayloe & Mary Ogle Tayloe, (photo credit Georgia Meadows-Ogle Family Archivist). | |
| Born |
January 21, 1803 The Octagon House, Washington, DC |
| Died |
November 26, 1876 (aged 73) Powhatan Plantation, King George County, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Planter |
"Edward Thorton Tayloe" (January 21, 1803 – November 26, 1876) was an American Diplomat and planter. He owned estates in King George County, Virginia and the Canebrake (region of Alabama). He was secretary to Joel Roberts Poinsett during his time as first minister to Mexico.
Birth, schooling and diplomatic career
Tayloe was born on January 21, 1803 at The Octagon House, the city residence built by his father John Tayloe III, who inherited the grand colonial estate Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia, built by his father Colonel John Tayloe II, the two of whom were respectively each arguably the wealthiest plantation owner in the country for their generations. His maternal grandfather was Benjamin Ogle, ninth Governor of Maryland, and great-grandfather was former Provincial governor, Samuel Ogle.[1]
He came to own lands 5 miles northeast of Uniontown, Alabama in the year 1835.
On his father's former plantation, Hopyard, Edward T. built Powhatan and renamed the plantation "Powhatan," after the house.
References
- ↑ Warfield, The Founders of Anne Arundel And Howard Counties, Maryland, 1905, p. 248–250.