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'''George Taylor''' (1716 – February 23, 1781) is an [[American]] Founding Father. He was an Ironmaster and iron production was his principal concern all of his life. He would  be elected to the Provincial Assembly. He would be a member of the Committee of Correspondence and the Committee of Safety. George Taylor became a [[Pennsylvania]] delegate in the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. Also, he was elected to the new Supreme Council of Pennsylvania.
 
'''George Taylor''' (1716 – February 23, 1781) is an [[American]] Founding Father. He was an Ironmaster and iron production was his principal concern all of his life. He would  be elected to the Provincial Assembly. He would be a member of the Committee of Correspondence and the Committee of Safety. George Taylor became a [[Pennsylvania]] delegate in the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. Also, he was elected to the new Supreme Council of Pennsylvania.
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==Early life==
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==Life and career==
 
George Taylor was born in [[Ireland]], the son of a clergyman. He received an education in medicine but abandoned his studies and emigrated to America at age twenty.  To pay his way across the Atlantic Taylor spent several years as an [[Indentured servant]].<ref>[https://www.founderoftheday.com/founder-of-the-day/george-taylor George Taylor - The Indentured Servant Who Signed The Declaration]</ref> Taylor worked as a clerk for an iron manufacturer at Durham, in Chester county Pennsylvania. The iron manufacturer owner died several years later and he would marry the widow Ann Taylor Savage. As owner, Taylor formed a partnership with a large ironworks company in Easton, Pennsylvania and he would amass a considerable fortune.<ref>[http://georgetaylor.net/ George Taylor, Georgetaylor.com]</ref>
 
George Taylor was born in [[Ireland]], the son of a clergyman. He received an education in medicine but abandoned his studies and emigrated to America at age twenty.  To pay his way across the Atlantic Taylor spent several years as an [[Indentured servant]].<ref>[https://www.founderoftheday.com/founder-of-the-day/george-taylor George Taylor - The Indentured Servant Who Signed The Declaration]</ref> Taylor worked as a clerk for an iron manufacturer at Durham, in Chester county Pennsylvania. The iron manufacturer owner died several years later and he would marry the widow Ann Taylor Savage. As owner, Taylor formed a partnership with a large ironworks company in Easton, Pennsylvania and he would amass a considerable fortune.<ref>[http://georgetaylor.net/ George Taylor, Georgetaylor.com]</ref>
  
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