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| name = George Henry Taylor | | name = George Henry Taylor | ||
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| death_date = 10 October 1886 <small>(aged 66)</small><ref name="deatharticle">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142438253 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=XLI, |issue=1072 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=16 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 (THE AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLEMENT.) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> | | death_date = 10 October 1886 <small>(aged 66)</small><ref name="deatharticle">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142438253 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=XLI, |issue=1072 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=16 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 (THE AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLEMENT.) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> | ||
| death_place = 'Mountfield', Boroondara<ref name="deatharticle" /> | | death_place = 'Mountfield', Boroondara<ref name="deatharticle" /> | ||
| burial_place = | | burial_place = [[Boroondara Cemetery]], [[Kew]]<ref name="funeralnotice">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196007210 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=9872 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> | ||
| occupation = Solicitor | | occupation = Solicitor | ||
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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Taylor worked as a solicitor, it appears mainly in company law. His office was located in Eldon Chambers in Melbourne's Bank Place.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5771937 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=5,998 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1865 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>Byrne, Edwina, 'Bank Place'. eMelbourne. https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01697b.htm</ref> | |||
He served as Chairman of the Boroondara Road District for two consecutive terms from 1869 to 1870, and from 1870 to 1871.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66843474 |title=BOROONDARA. |newspaper=[[South Bourke Standard]] |volume=X, |issue=498 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=18 November 1870 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> | |||
On 14 December 1866, his thirteen-year old son, Edmund George Taylor, accidentally shot and killed himself with a gun while travelling to the town of [[wikipedia:Yea|Yea]] in central Victoria. He was travelling with his brother, Charles Frederick Taylor. George Taylor commissioned a stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his lost son, built in 1869.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" /> | On 14 December 1866, his thirteen-year old son, Edmund George Taylor, accidentally shot and killed himself with a gun while travelling to the town of [[wikipedia:Yea|Yea]] in central Victoria. He was travelling with his brother, Charles Frederick Taylor. George Taylor commissioned a stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his lost son, built in 1869.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" /> | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 10 January 2026
| George Henry Taylor Esq. | |
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| Died |
10 October 1886 (aged 66)[1] 'Mountfield', Boroondara[1] |
| Burial place | Boroondara Cemetery, Kew[2] |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Taylor[3] |
| Children | Edmund George Taylor, Charles Frederick Taylor[4] |
George Henry Taylor was a long-serving member and chairman of the Boroondara Road District from 1866 to his retirement in 1874.[5][6]
Life
Taylor worked as a solicitor, it appears mainly in company law. His office was located in Eldon Chambers in Melbourne's Bank Place.[7][8]
He served as Chairman of the Boroondara Road District for two consecutive terms from 1869 to 1870, and from 1870 to 1871.[9]
On 14 December 1866, his thirteen-year old son, Edmund George Taylor, accidentally shot and killed himself with a gun while travelling to the town of Yea in central Victoria. He was travelling with his brother, Charles Frederick Taylor. George Taylor commissioned a stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his lost son, built in 1869.[4]
Legacy
The stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his son remains at the church to this day.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Family Notices", 16 October 1886, p. 7 (THE AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLEMENT.). Retrieved on 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Family Notices", 11 October 1886, p. 8. Retrieved on 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Family Notices", 17 December 1866, p. 4. Retrieved on 10 January 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 '14-12-1866: St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea, Victoria.' 13 June 2012. 'Ferguson and Urie'. https://fergusonandurie.com/2012/06/13/14-12-1866-st-lukes-anglican-church-yea-victoria/
- ↑ "The Argus.", 9 September 1875, p. 5. Retrieved on 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1866.", 19 December 1866, p. 4. Retrieved on 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Advertising", 26 August 1865, p. 7. Retrieved on 10 January 2026.
- ↑ Byrne, Edwina, 'Bank Place'. eMelbourne. https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01697b.htm
- ↑ "BOROONDARA.", 18 November 1870, p. 2. Retrieved on 10 January 2026.