Francis Taylor
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Francis Taylor or Frank Taylor may refer to:
- Francis Taylor, Baron Taylor of HadfieldFrancis Taylor, Baron Taylor of HadfieldFrancis Taylor, Baron Taylor of Hadfield is best known as being the founder of Taylor Woodrow, a leading international contractor and developer.-Career:...
(1905–1995), founder of the housebuilder Taylor Woodrow - Francis Taylor (cricketer)Francis Taylor (cricketer)Francis Henry Taylor was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1908 and 1911.Taylor was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire the son of Walter Taylor of Fern House and his wife Alice...
(1890–1963), Derbyshire cricketer - Francis Taylor (martyr)Francis Taylor (martyr)Blessed Francis Taylor was a Mayor of Dublin, Ireland, incarcerated because of his Catholicism....
(died 1621), former Lord Mayor of Dublin, martyred 1621 - Francis Taylor (MP)Francis Taylor (MP)Francis Taylor was an English brewer and Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician.Taylor was the third son of Alfred Lombe Taylor of Diss, Norfolk. The Taylor family had property in Diss and had an interest in "Taylor and Dowson's" the brewers in the town...
(1845–1915), English Liberal Unionist MP for South Norfolk, 1885–1898 - Francis Henry TaylorFrancis Henry TaylorFrancis Henry Taylor was a distinguished American museum director and curator, heading the Metropolitan Museum of Art for fifteen years.He was born in Philadelphia, and started his career as a curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art...
(1903–1957), American museum director and curator. - Francis Lenn TaylorFrancis Lenn TaylorFrancis Taylor was an American art dealer and father of the actress Elizabeth Taylor.He was born Francis Lenn Taylor in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Francis Marion Taylor and Elizabeth Mary Rosemond...
(1897–1968), American art dealer, father of actress Elizabeth Taylor - Francis X. TaylorFrancis X. TaylorFrancis Xavier Taylor was the United States Coordinator for Counterterrorism from 2001 to 2002 and Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security from 2002 to 2005.-Biography:...
, former ambassador-at-large for the U.S. Department of State; appointed by George W. Bush to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight BoardPrivacy and Civil Liberties Oversight BoardThe Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is an advisory body to assist the President of the United States and other senior executive branch officials in ensuring that concerns with respect to privacy and civil liberties are appropriately considered in the implementation of all laws,... - Frank Taylor (Irish politician)Frank Taylor (Irish politician)"Frank" Taylor was an Irish Fine Gael Party politician and TD for Clare from 1969–1981.A farmer before entering politics, he was first elected to the 19th Dáil at the 1969 general election, recapturing the seat held by Fine Gael TD William Murphy, who had died in 1967 and been replaced at...
(1914–1989), Irish Fine Gael Party politician and TD, 1969–1981 - Frank Taylor (UK politician)Frank Taylor (UK politician)Frank Henry Taylor was a British politician and Conservative Party member of parliament for Manchester Moss Side from 1961–1974, when he lost to Labour's Frank Hatton....
(1907–2003), English Conservative MP for Manchester Moss Side, 1961–1974 - Frank Taylor (boxer), bare-knuckle boxer
- Frank Taylor (footballer born 1916) (1916–1944), English football player who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Frank Taylor (footballer born 1901)Frank Taylor (footballer born 1901)Francis Edward "Frank" Taylor was an English professional association football player of the 1920s. Born in Wolverhampton, he joined Gillingham from Bournemouth in 1928 and went on to make 29 appearances for the club in The Football League, scoring eight goals.-References:...
(1901–1973), English football player who played for Bournemouth and Gillingham - Frank Bursley TaylorFrank Bursley TaylorFrank Bursley Taylor was an American geologist, the son of a lawyer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was a Harvard dropout who studied privately financed in large part by his wealthy father...
(1860–1938), an American geologist - Frank Harold TaylorFrank Harold TaylorLieutenant Frank Harold Taylor was a Canadian-born flying ace. During World War I, he was credited with ten aerial victories.-Early life and service:...
(1896–1985), World War I flying ace - Frank M. Taylor, horse trainer, trained the winner of the Kentucky DerbyKentucky DerbyThe Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
in 1912 - Frank Sherwood Taylor (1897–1956), an English historian of science and curator