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Austin Taylor (other)
Austin Taylor may refer to: * Austin Taylor (British politician) (1858–1955), British Conservative Party politician, MP for Liverpool East Toxteth 1902–1910 * Austin Claude Taylor (1893–1964), Canadian farmer and politician * Austin Cotterell Taylor Major Austin Cotterell Taylor, CBE (January 17, 1889 – November 1, 1965) was a Canadian mining executive and developer, financier, and philanthropist in developing thoroughbred horse racing in British Columbia. Background Born in East York, On ..., Canadian industrialist * Starke Taylor (1922–2014), mayor of Dallas, Texas, from 1983 to 1987 * Ted Taylor (musician), soul musician born Austin Taylor See also * Taylor Austin (b. 1990), Canadian bobsledder {{hndis, name=Taylor, Austin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Taylor (British Politician)
Austin Taylor (1858 – 27 April 1955) was a Conservative Party, later Liberal Party, politician in the United Kingdom. Early life Taylor was born in Everton in 1858, the son of Rev. William Taylor, a vicar and later Archdeacon of Liverpool. His brother W. F. Taylor was a KC in the Northern Circuit and Recorder of Bolton and his brother Gerald Kyffin-Taylor was MP for Liverpool Kirkdale from 1910 to 1915. He was educated at Liverpool College and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he took his BA degree in 1880. Joining the steamship and merchants company ''Messrs. Hugh Evans and Co.'', he succeeded as head of the firm on the death of his uncle Hugh Evans in 1891. Political career Taylor was a magistrate and prominent member of the Liverpool City Council. In 1892 he was elected municipal representative of the large and populous Everton Ward, but in 1895 declined re-election due to business commitments. At the following election in 1900, however, he again stood fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Claude Taylor
Austin Claude Taylor (June 20, 1893 – January 17, 1965) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. Born in Salisbury, New Brunswick, he represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1935 to 1957. Appointed to the Executive Council as the Minister of Agriculture, he served under two Premiers from 1935 to 1952. Austin Taylor was the leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick from 1954 to 1956. On January 3, 1957, Taylor was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent Louis Stephen St. Laurent (; February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957. Born and raised in southeastern Quebec, St. Laurent was a leading la ... as the representative for Westmorland, New Brunswick. He served in the Senate until his death in 1965. References * Government of New Brunswick, Department of Agricultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Cotterell Taylor
Major Austin Cotterell Taylor, CBE (January 17, 1889 – November 1, 1965) was a Canadian mining executive and developer, financier, and philanthropist in developing thoroughbred horse racing in British Columbia. Background Born in East York, Ontario, Austin Taylor was educated at St. Andrew's College, located at that time in Toronto, Ontario; he would later become a member of the school's Board of Governors. Taylor would make his home in the province of British Columbia where he would make a fortune in the mining and lumber industries, notably through Bralorne Mines, Ltd. of which he was President. An influential business figure in Canada, in 1934 ''The Wall Street Journal'' announced his appointment to the Board of Directors of British Columbia Power Corp. and later was appointed a director of the Bank of Canada. Austin Taylor married Kathleen Elliott of Winnipeg, Manitoba, with whom he had three children. Daughter, Patricia Aldyen Austin Taylor married American conservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starke Taylor
Austin Starke Taylor Jr. (July 2, 1922 – October 27, 2014) was mayor of Dallas, Texas, from 1983 to 1987, and a cotton investor. Biography Taylor was born on July 2, 1922, in Paris, Texas, in Lamar County to Austin Starke Taylor Sr. and Veryl Georgette Lamb. He married Delores Myrlee Burris, daughter of Clarke E. Burris on August 29, 1942, in Durant, Oklahoma. They had three children: Austin Starke III, Janet Charlene, and Charles Claiborne. He and Mrs. Taylor divorced in 1973. He married Carolyn Wray Norman Markle on April 7, 1973, in Dallas. Starke Taylor graduated from Highland Park High School in 1939 where he was editor of the yearbook. In 1943 he graduated from Rice University, at the time called Rice Institute. While there he was elected president of the sophomore class. He served in the Navy during World War II. His father, Starke Taylor Sr., was involved in buying and selling cotton and served a term as mayor of Highland Park. Stark Taylor Jr. joined his father's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Taylor (musician)
Theodore Taylor (February 16, 1934 – October 23, 1987), also known as Ivory Lucky, was an American blues singer. Biography Taylor was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and moved to California in 1952. He became a member of the Mighty Clouds of Joy gospel group, before joining the Santa Monica Soul Seekers as a tenor singer. In 1955, the Soul Seekers approached Maxwell Davis at Modern Records for a recording deal, and he persuaded them to concentrate on secular R&B music. The same group recorded as both The Cadets on Modern and The Jacks on the subsidiary RPM label. Taylor sang lead vocals on The Cadets' "Do You Wanna Rock (Hey Little Girl)" and "I Cry" and also on The Jacks' "Away" and "My Darling." He did not appear on The Cadets' biggest hit, "Stranded In The Jungle" in 1955; for that session, he was replaced by Prentice Moreland. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |