John Taylor (Taylor Ham), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Taylor (Taylor Ham)
American businessman and politician
Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1836
Date of Death: 10-Feb-1909
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About John Taylor (Taylor Ham)
- John Taylor (October 6, 1836 – February 10, 1909) was an American businessman and politician who served in the New Jersey Senate.
- He created pork roll in 1856 and formed Taylor Provisions Company in 1888, establishing the brand "Taylor's Prepared Ham" commonly called Taylor Ham.
- He also founded the Taylor Opera House in Trenton, New Jersey.
- Taylor Street in Trenton is also named for him. Taylor was born in Hamilton Square, New Jersey, in 1836.
- His father James F.
- Taylor, owner of a brick yard, died when John was fourteen.
- Taylor entered the grocery business as a store clerk at seventeen.
- He quickly earned an interest with his company but left after a year to form his own partnership with James Ronan, which lasted for two years before Taylor bought Ronan's share.
- From 1860 through 1870, he worked in the wholesale grocery business in association with D.P.
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- Shortly thereafter, Taylor began working in the pork and cattle packaging industry.
- This enterprise was organized into the Taylor Provision Company in 1888.Taylor was a Republican active in Trenton's City Council, where he served as chairman of the finance committee.
- He was elected state senator for Mercer County, serving from 1880 to 1883.
- He declined a second term. He helped to abolish the street markets of New Jersey, and organized the Inter-State Fair in 1888.In 1860, he married Catherine Rowley who later bore him two sons: Harry C., born in September 1864, and William T., October 1869.
- He is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Trenton.
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