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About John Tayloe III
Colonel John Tayloe III was an American planter, merchant, politician, and banker. Although his father and grandfather had served on the Virginia governor's council, Tayloe like his father sided with the Patriot cause during the American Revolution and then served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. A successful planter, businessman, banker, director, and early Thoroughbred breeder/importer, he was considered the "wealthiest man of his day".
Everything about John Tayloe III →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the State Senate of Virginia, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 1770
- Died
- March 23, 1828