John Taylor

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John Taylor was a prominent 19th-century Trenton, New Jersey industrialist best known for founding Taylor Provisions Company and creating the iconic regional meat product Taylor ham (pork roll).

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instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
food manufacturing company
activityPeriod late 19th century
associatedWith New Jersey pork roll industry
Trenton food industry
burialPlace Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey
country United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1836-10-06
dateOfDeath 1909-02-10
employer Taylor Provisions Company
era 19th century
familyName Taylor
founded Taylor Provisions Company
foundedBy John Taylor
givenName John
headquartersLocation Trenton, New Jersey
industry food manufacturing
knownAs John Taylor of Taylor ham
legacy Taylor ham as an iconic New Jersey breakfast meat
memberOf Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
name John Taylor
notableFor creating Taylor ham
creating pork roll
founding Taylor Provisions Company
occupation businessman
industrialist
politician
placeOfBirth Hamilton Square, New Jersey
placeOfBusiness Trenton, New Jersey
placeOfDeath Trenton, New Jersey
politicalActivity New Jersey state politics
positionHeld New Jersey State Senator
President of the New Jersey Senate
product Taylor ham
pork roll
productCreated Taylor ham
pork roll
regionOfActivity New Jersey
Trenton metropolitan area
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Trenton, New Jersey
significantContribution popularization of pork roll as a New Jersey regional food
termInOfficeEnd 1883
termInOfficeStart 1880
workLocation Trenton, New Jersey

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Taylor Provisions Company foundedBy John Taylor
subject linked to: John Taylor
Taylor pork roll developedBy John Taylor