Tayloe
Tayloe may refer to:
People
- William Tayloe (the immigrant) High Sheriff of York County, Virginia. Husband to Elizabeth Kingsmill.
- William Tayloe (the nephew) of Richmond and Lancaster Counties, Virginia. Husband to Ann Corbin, daughter of Henry Corbin (colonist).
- John Tayloe I (1688–1747), one of the richest plantation owners and businessmen in Virginia for his generation. Husband to Elizabeth Gwynn Lyde.
- John Tayloe II (1721–1779), the richest plantation owner in Virginia for his generation, horse importer/breeder, built Mount Airy, husband to Rebecca Plater, brother of George Plater
- John Tayloe III (1770-1828), arguably "wealthiest man of his day," built The Octagon House, military officer, Virginia state senator, horse breeder/importer, founded the Washington Jockey Club (1789), founded St John's Episcopal Church. Husband of Ann Ogle, daughter of Provincial Maryland Governor Benjamin Ogle
- William Henry Tayloe ( 1799–1871) American businessman, horse breeder, planter and land speculator, son of John Tayloe III, inherited Mount Airy
- Benjamin Ogle Tayloe (1796–1868), American businessman, horse breeder, planter, land speculator, bon vivant, diplomat, and influential political activist in Washington, D.C. Son of John Tayloe III
- Henry Augustine Tayloe (1808-1903) American businessman, horse breeder, planter, and land speculator, youngest son of John Tayloe III. Founder of the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana
- George Plater Tayloe (1804-1897), American businessman, planter, land speculator, founder of Hollins University. Son of John Tayloe III
- Edward Thornton Tayloe (January 21, 1803 – November 26, 1876) was an American Diplomat and planter. Son of John Tayloe III
- John Tayloe Lomax (1781–1862), American Jurist
- Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), American politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming, director of the United States Mint
Places
Tayloe House may refer to:
- Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House, Washington, D.C., built in 1828 by Benjamin Ogle Tayloe
- Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia, built in 1762 by Colonel John Tayloe II
- The Octagon House (Washington, D.C.), built in 1800 by Colonel John Tayloe III
- Powhatan Rural Historic District, formerly Hopyard Plantation, the house known as "Powhatan" built by Edward Thornton Tayloe son of John Tayloe III
- Buena Vista (Roanoke, Virginia), Plantation House built by George Plater Tayloe
- Tayloe House (Williamsburg, Virginia), purchased by John Tayloe II from Dr James Carter, resident surgeon of Williamsburg, VA
See also
- Willard v. Tayloe, 75 U.S. 557 (1869), a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that courts of equity deciding issues of contract have discretion to determine the form of relief based on the circumstances of each individual case
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