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George Taylor (c. 1716 – February 23, 1781) was an American ironmaster and politician who was a Founding Father of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. His former home, the George Taylor House in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, was named a National Historic Landmark in ...

In 1757, George was elected Justice of the Peace in Bucks County. This was his first public role. In 1764, George Taylor was elected to the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. During this time, he purchased land near Allentown, where he built a beautiful house. Shortly after, his wife, Ann, passed away. George never remarried. Continental Army

George Taylor (c. 1716 – February 23, 1781) was a Colonial Ironmaster and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. Today, his former home, the George Taylor House in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, is a National Historic Landmark owned by the Borough of Catasauqua. Jump to: Early Years

He became a Colonel in the Pennsylvania militia in 1775, and after signing the Declaration of Independence, he went to Easton, Pennsylvania, to negotiate a peace treaty with the local Indians. Elected a member of the First Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania in 1777, he soon retired due to illness.

In many ways, George Taylor, colonial iron master and signer of the Declaration of Independence, epitomizes the basic contradictions in the lives of the Founding Fathers.

George Taylor 1716-1781 Representing Pennsylvania at the Continental Congress by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress Little is known about George Taylor. He was a working man and little concerned with politics, though he acted in service to his nation when called.

Biography. TAYLOR, GEORGE, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Ireland in 1716; pursued academic studies; immigrated to the United States in 1736 and settled at Warwick Furnace and later at Coventry Forge, Chester County, Pa.; engaged in the manufacture of iron; moved to Durham, Pa., in 1755; justice of the peace in 1757, 1761, and 1763 ...

Politics George Taylor (Canadian politician) (1840–1919), Canadian House of Commons member George Taylor (Pennsylvania politician) (c. 1716–1781), signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence George Taylor (New York Representative) (1820–1894), American congressman from New York