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	<div style="font-size: 0.78rem; color: #666; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;">George Taylor (d. 1889)</div>		<div style="font-size: 0.78rem; color: #666; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;">George Taylor (d. 1889)</div>

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	<div style="~~margin: 0;~~ color: #~~ffffff~~; font-~~family~~: ~~Georgia, serif~~; ~~font~~-~~size~~: 1.~~4rem~~; font-weight: ~~bold~~;">~~George Taylor~~</div>		<div style="color: #947124; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;">Cofounder & First President</div>
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	<div style="font-size: 0.78rem; color: #666; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;">~~Cofounder of Kendall &~~ Taylor (~~1851~~)</div>		<div style="font-size: 0.78rem; color: #666; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;">George Taylor (d. 1889)</div>
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	<~~strong~~ style="color: #14153a;">Tenure:</~~strong~~> <~~span~~>1851 – 1889</~~span~~>		<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2d5;"><td style="padding: 5px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #14153a; width: 32%;">Role:</td><td style="padding: 5px 0; text-align: right;">President & Cofounder</td></tr>
			<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2d5;"><td style="padding: 5px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #14153a;">Tenure:</td><td style="padding: 5px 0; text-align: right;">1851 – 1889</td></tr>
			<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2d5;"><td style="padding: 5px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #14153a;">Died:</td><td style="padding: 5px 0; text-align: right;">1889 • Rochester, NY</td></tr>
			<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2d5;"><td style="padding: 5px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #14153a;">Brother:</td><td style="padding: 5px 0; text-align: right;">[[Frank Taylor]]</td></tr>
			<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2d5;"><td style="padding: 5px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #14153a;">Sons:</td><td style="padding: 5px 0; text-align: right;">J. Merton & G. Elbert</td></tr>
			<tr><td style="padding: 5px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #14153a; vertical-align: top;">Firms:</td><td style="padding: 5px 0; text-align: right;">Kendall & Taylor, Taylor & Richardson, Taylor Bros.</td></tr>
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	~~<strong style="color: #14153a;">Role:</strong> <span>President & Cofounder</span>~~		<span class="plainlinks">[https://gewame.com/tree/getperson.php?personID=I001&tree=gewame <span style="display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: #14153a; color: #ffffff; padding: 7px 10px; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid #c5a059;">🌳 View in Family Tree →</span>]</span>
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	~~<strong style="color: #14153a;">Associated Firms:</strong> <span style="text-align: right; max-width: 170px;">Kendall & Taylor<br>Taylor & Richardson<br>Taylor Brothers Co.</span>~~
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	~~<strong style="color: #14153a;">Died:</strong> <span>1889</span>~~
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	~~<strong style="color: #14153a;">Succeeded By:</strong> <span>[[Frank Taylor]]</span>~~
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	~~<strong style="color: #14153a;">Key Kinship:</strong> <span style="text-align: right; max-width: 170px;">Frank Taylor (brother)<br>J. Merton Taylor (son)<br>G. Elbert Taylor (son)</span>~~
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	<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Born:</strong> <span>Nov 1832 • New Hampshire</span></div>		<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Born:</strong> <span>Nov 1832 • New Hampshire</span></div>
	<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Died:</strong> <span>1890 • Rochester, NY</span></div>		<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Died:</strong> <span>1890 • Rochester, NY</span></div>
	<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Brother:</strong> <span>[[~~George~~ Taylor]]</span></div>		<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Brother:</strong> <span>[[Frank Taylor]]</span></div>
	<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Role:</strong> <span>Co-Founder (1851)</span></div>		<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Role:</strong> <span>Co-Founder (1851)</span></div>
	<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Firm:</strong> <span>Kendall & Taylor, Taylor Bros.</span></div>		<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Firm:</strong> <span>Kendall & Taylor, Taylor Bros.</span></div>

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	<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Born:</strong> <span>Nov 1832 • New Hampshire</span></div>		<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Born:</strong> <span>Nov 1832 • New Hampshire</span></div>
	<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Died:</strong> <span>1890 • Rochester, NY</span></div>		<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Died:</strong> <span>1890 • Rochester, NY</span></div>
			<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Brother:</strong> <span>[[George Taylor]]</span></div>
	<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Role:</strong> <span>Co-Founder (1851)</span></div>		<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Role:</strong> <span>Co-Founder (1851)</span></div>
	<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Firm:</strong> <span>Kendall & Taylor, Taylor Bros.</span></div>		<div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebdcc4;"><strong style="color: #14153a;">Firm:</strong> <span>Kendall & Taylor, Taylor Bros.</span></div>

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	<div style="color: #c5a059; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 2px;">Cofounder & First President</div>		<div style="color: #c5a059; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 2px;">Cofounder & First President</div>
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	'''George Taylor''' (died 1889) was an American instrument maker, merchant, and industrialist who cofounded the enterprise that grew into the [[Taylor Instrument Companies]] in Rochester, New York.<ref name="ur-d75">University of Rochester Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation. "Biographical / Historical Note." ''Taylor Instrument Company Papers (D.75)''. [https://archives.lib.rochester.edu/repositories/2/resources/75 Online Finding Aid].</ref>		'''George Taylor''' (died 1889) was an American instrument maker, merchant, and industrialist who cofounded the enterprise that grew into the [[Taylor Instrument Companies]] in Rochester, New York.

	Starting from a single rented workshop on Exchange Street in 1851, Taylor steered the business through its early transitions from '''Kendall & Taylor''' to sole proprietorship, through the partnership of '''Taylor & Richardson''', and ultimately into the establishment of the '''Taylor Brothers Company''', serving as its president until his death in 1889.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~		Starting from a single rented workshop on Exchange Street in 1851, Taylor steered the business through its early transitions from '''Kendall & Taylor''' to sole proprietorship, through the partnership of '''Taylor & Richardson''', and ultimately into the establishment of the '''Taylor Brothers Company''', serving as its president until his death in 1889.

	== Founding Kendall & Taylor (1851–1853) ==		== Founding Kendall & Taylor (1851–1853) ==
	In November 1851, 19-year-old George Taylor joined forces with artisan [[David Kendall]] to form Kendall & Taylor in downtown Rochester.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~ Both men brought prior practical background in thermometer making to the enterprise. Kendall, whose father Thomas Kendall Jr. had been an early pioneer of precision American graduation, provided master craft knowledge and manufacturing tools valued at roughly $600.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~		In November 1851, 19-year-old George Taylor joined forces with artisan [[David Kendall]] to form Kendall & Taylor in downtown Rochester. Both men brought prior practical background in thermometer making to the enterprise. Kendall, whose father Thomas Kendall Jr. had been an early pioneer of precision American graduation, provided master craft knowledge and manufacturing tools valued at roughly $600.

	The firm opened in a single rented room situated over Post’s Drug Store on Exchange Street.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~ There, Kendall and Taylor designed and assembled their own thermometers and barometers:		The firm opened in a single rented room situated over Post’s Drug Store on Exchange Street. There, Kendall and Taylor designed and assembled their own thermometers and barometers:
	* Kendall oversaw shop fabrication, glass-blowing, mercury-filling, and calibrating temperature scales.		* Kendall oversaw shop fabrication, glass-blowing, mercury-filling, and calibrating temperature scales.
	* George Taylor managed bookkeeping, finance, and regional sales, frequently peddling instruments from a trunk across upstate and western New York.		* George Taylor managed bookkeeping, finance, and regional sales, frequently peddling instruments from a trunk across upstate and western New York.

	== Sole Ownership & Expansion to Hill Street (1853–1859) ==		== Sole Ownership & Expansion to Hill Street (1853–1859) ==
	In 1853, following rapid growth in which initial assets were tripled, David Kendall sold his interest in the company to George Taylor.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~ Taylor succeeded him as sole owner and guided the firm’s first significant physical expansion, moving operations to '''11 Hill Street'''. This relocation provided the room necessary to house expanding assembly work and an enlarged workforce.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~		In 1853, following rapid growth in which initial assets were tripled, David Kendall sold his interest in the company to George Taylor. Taylor succeeded him as sole owner and guided the firm’s first significant physical expansion, moving operations to '''11 Hill Street'''. This relocation provided the room necessary to house expanding assembly work and an enlarged workforce.

	George Taylor temporarily withdrew from direct active management of the shop in 1859, setting the stage for the arrival of his family from New England.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~		George Taylor temporarily withdrew from direct active management of the shop in 1859, setting the stage for the arrival of his family from New England.

	== Formation of Taylor & Richardson and Taylor Brothers (1862–1872) ==		== Formation of Taylor & Richardson and Taylor Brothers (1862–1872) ==
	In 1862, George's brother [[Frank Taylor]] arrived in Rochester from New Hampshire.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~ Frank engaged in independent thermometer manufacturing, cofounding '''Taylor & Richardson''' in 1866 alongside Hamlet F. Richardson at 145 Buffalo Street.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~		In 1862, George's brother [[Frank Taylor]] arrived in Rochester from New Hampshire. Frank engaged in independent thermometer manufacturing, cofounding '''Taylor & Richardson''' in 1866 alongside Hamlet F. Richardson at 145 Buffalo Street.

	When Richardson stepped down due to failing health later that year, George Taylor re-entered the picture, formally purchasing Richardson’s interest in 1870.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~ The brothers united their shops, officially adopting the celebrated trade name '''Taylor Brothers''' (later the '''Taylor Brothers Company''') in 1872.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~		When Richardson stepped down due to failing health later that year, George Taylor re-entered the picture, formally purchasing Richardson’s interest in 1870. The brothers united their shops, officially adopting the celebrated trade name '''Taylor Brothers''' (later the '''Taylor Brothers Company''') in 1872.

	== Presidency and Legacy ==		== Presidency and Legacy ==
	George Taylor served continuously as President of the Taylor Brothers Company from 1872 until his death in 1889.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~ During his leadership:		George Taylor served continuously as President of the Taylor Brothers Company from 1872 until his death in 1889. During his leadership:
	* The firm built national renown for household, dairy, clinical, and industrial thermometers.		* The firm built national renown for household, dairy, clinical, and industrial thermometers.
	* His sons, '''J. Merton Taylor''' and '''G. Elbert Taylor''', entered the business and trained under executive management.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~		* His sons, '''J. Merton Taylor''' and '''G. Elbert Taylor''', entered the business and trained under executive management.
	* Upon George’s death in 1889, his brother Frank Taylor succeeded him as president, incorporating the firm the following year with $75,000 in capital stock.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~		* Upon George’s death in 1889, his brother Frank Taylor succeeded him as president, incorporating the firm the following year with $75,000 in capital stock.

	His sons would both later serve as company presidents during the ~~transformative~~ early decades of the twentieth century.~~<ref name="ur-d75" />~~		His sons would both later serve as company presidents during the early decades of the twentieth century.

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