Edward "Thornton" Tayloe (January 21, 1803 – November 26, 1876) was an American Diplomat and planter.
He was named after his godfather, Edward Thornton a friend and fellow student of his father's at Eton College and His Majesty's ambassador to Washington D.C..
He owned estates in King George County, Virginia and the Canebrake (region of Alabama).
He was private secretary to Joel Roberts Poinsett during his time as first minister to Mexico.
He married his first cousin, Mary Ogle, at Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland) Prince George's Co., Maryland during Christmas in 1830.