John Taylor

(1750-1826)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Taylor, John, 1750-1826 NRA: Taylor, John (1750-1826) Hymn Writer and Author DNB: Taylor, John (1750–1826), hymn writer LBT ID: JoTaylo1826 VIAF ID: 71724658 LOC ID: no99067039	B/BAP: 1750-07-30 DIED: 1826-07-23
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Norwich manufacturer, hymn-writer, and prominent member of the Octagon Chapel; five of his children are in the DNB, among them the translator Sarah Austin.
REFERENCES TO John Taylor: Sydney Smith to Henry Reeve, 29 October 1805 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ n2 William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. X. 1779-1786 Found 2: ¶ 9 ¶ n1 Saba Holland, A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Letters 1805 Found 1: ¶ n2