He served in the US Patent Office during the Andrew Johnson administration, while his father negotiated treaties with the plains Indian tribes. He was one of the inventors of the machine gun. Family folklore is that Richard Gatling was a neighbor and stole his design. Gatling patented the first machine gun in 1862, which was used by the Union in the Civil War. James P. Taylor formed a company, The Taylor Repeating Ordinance Association, and entered into contract negotiations with Remington. Reportedly James P. Taylor's gun design was eventually sold to the Gardner Gun Company of Hartford, CT. According to the Remington Society of America Journal, six patents were issued to him from 1871 to 1878.
Tennessee Marriages
Mary S George, James P Taylor
28 Dec 1865, Carter Co, TN
Cora A Showalter, James P Taylor
18 Oct 1894, Washington Co, TN
Children with Mary S George:
1. Nathaniel Fellows Taylor b. 09 Feb 1867 d. 06 Apr 1887
2. James Patton Taylor b. 08 Aug 1868 d. 01 Nov 1931
3. Napoleon Bonaparte Taylor b. 01 Sep 1870 d. 10 Sep 1946
4. William Shakespeare Taylor b. 26 May 1872 d. 16 Oct 1933
5. Gertrude Taylor Hannah b. 27 May 1875 d. 07 Feb 1951
6. Baxter Taylor b. 20 Jan 1877 d. 02 Apr 1961
7. Emma Josephine Taylor Taylor b. 29 Dec 1878 d. 25 May 1915
8. Robert David Taylor b. 13 May 1881 d. 10 Aug 1931
9. Philip Sheridan Taylor b. 26 Feb 1884 d. 06 Oct 1955
10. Sanna Taylor Pouder b. 20 Jun 1886 d. 09 Aug 1974
He served in the US Patent Office during the Andrew Johnson administration, while his father negotiated treaties with the plains Indian tribes. He was one of the inventors of the machine gun. Family folklore is that Richard Gatling was a neighbor and stole his design. Gatling patented the first machine gun in 1862, which was used by the Union in the Civil War. James P. Taylor formed a company, The Taylor Repeating Ordinance Association, and entered into contract negotiations with Remington. Reportedly James P. Taylor's gun design was eventually sold to the Gardner Gun Company of Hartford, CT. According to the Remington Society of America Journal, six patents were issued to him from 1871 to 1878.
Tennessee Marriages
Mary S George, James P Taylor
28 Dec 1865, Carter Co, TN
Cora A Showalter, James P Taylor
18 Oct 1894, Washington Co, TN
Children with Mary S George:
1. Nathaniel Fellows Taylor b. 09 Feb 1867 d. 06 Apr 1887
2. James Patton Taylor b. 08 Aug 1868 d. 01 Nov 1931
3. Napoleon Bonaparte Taylor b. 01 Sep 1870 d. 10 Sep 1946
4. William Shakespeare Taylor b. 26 May 1872 d. 16 Oct 1933
5. Gertrude Taylor Hannah b. 27 May 1875 d. 07 Feb 1951
6. Baxter Taylor b. 20 Jan 1877 d. 02 Apr 1961
7. Emma Josephine Taylor Taylor b. 29 Dec 1878 d. 25 May 1915
8. Robert David Taylor b. 13 May 1881 d. 10 Aug 1931
9. Philip Sheridan Taylor b. 26 Feb 1884 d. 06 Oct 1955
10. Sanna Taylor Pouder b. 20 Jun 1886 d. 09 Aug 1974
Inscription
General James Patton Taylor
Eldest Son of Nathaniel Greene and Emily Haynes Taylor. Dec 21, 1844 - Aug 20, 1924
Was United States Commissioner of Patents, Author, Inventor and Adjutant General of Tenn. under Robert L. Taylor's first administration as Governor of Tenn.
Family Members
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Nathaniel Fellows Taylor
1867–1887
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James Patton Taylor III
1868–1931
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Napoleon Bonepart "Pole" Taylor
1870–1946
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Dr William Shakespeare Taylor
1872–1933
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Gertrude Taylor Hannah
1875–1951
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Baxter Taylor
1877–1961
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Emma Josephine Taylor Taylor
1878–1915
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Robert David Taylor
1881–1931
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Philip Sheridan Taylor
1884–1955
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Sanna Taylor Pouder
1886–1974
