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James Monroe Taylor

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James Monroe Taylor
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4th President of Vassar College
In office
1886–1914
Preceded bySamuel L. Caldwell
Succeeded byHenry Noble MacCracken
Personal details
Born(1848-08-05)August 5, 1848
Brooklyn, New York
DiedDecember 19, 1916(1916-12-19) (aged 68)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
SpouseKate Huntington
Children4
OccupationMinister
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James Monroe Taylor (August 5, 1848 – December 19, 1916) was a Baptist minister who was the fourth president of Vassar College.

Education and career

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Born in Brooklyn, New York on August 5, 1848, he was educated at the University of Rochester, from which he graduated in 1868.[1] He went on to study at Rochester Theological Seminary, becoming ordained as a Baptist minister in 1871. He toured Europe in 1873, and then spent 16 years working as a minister around Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Taylor became the president of Vassar College in 1886, and remained in the position until 1914.

Personal life

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Taylor married Kate Huntington in the 1870s. The couple had four children. Taylor died of pneumonia in New York City on December 19, 1916, only two years after retiring from Vassar.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. pp. 235–236. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "J. M. Taylor, Long Vassar Head, Dies". The Sun. December 20, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.