James Monroe Taylor (August 5, 1848 – December 19, 1916) was a Baptist minister who was the fourth president of Vassar College.
James Monroe Taylor | |
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| 4th President of Vassar College | |
| In office 1886–1914 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel L. Caldwell |
| Succeeded by | Henry Noble MacCracken |
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| Born | August 5, 1848 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | December 19, 1916 (aged 68) New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Kate Huntington |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Minister |
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Education and career
editBorn in Brooklyn, New York on August 5, 1848, he was educated at the University of Rochester, from which he graduated in 1868.[1] He went on to study at Rochester Theological Seminary, becoming ordained as a Baptist minister in 1871. He toured Europe in 1873, and then spent 16 years working as a minister around Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Taylor became the president of Vassar College in 1886, and remained in the position until 1914.
Personal life
editTaylor married Kate Huntington in the 1870s. The couple had four children. Taylor died of pneumonia in New York City on December 19, 1916, only two years after retiring from Vassar.[2]
References
edit- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. pp. 235–236. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "J. M. Taylor, Long Vassar Head, Dies". The Sun. December 20, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Haight, Elizabeth Hazleton (1919). Life and Letters of James Monroe Taylor. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company.
- Matsumoto, Lila (2005). "James Monroe Taylor". Vassar Encyclopedia. Accessed January 19, 2020.
- S. B. E (1920). "James Monroe Taylor". The Sewanee Review 28 (3): 467–72. JSTOR 27533334
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