John Taylor

(1711-1788)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Taylor, John, 1711-1788 LBT ID: JoTaylo1788 VIAF ID: 31859562 LOC ID: nr92018647	B/BAP: 1711 DIED: 1788-02-29
SOURCES: John Nichols, Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century (1812-15); Alumni Oxonienses; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Born in Lichfield, he was an early friend of Samuel Johnson; he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and was Prebendary of Westminster (1746). Johnson anonymously wrote sermons for him.