Who was Who in the Distilling Industry - E H Taylor, Jr.

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Who was Who in the Distilling Industry - E H Taylor, Jr.

Unread postby bourbonv » Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:23 pm

Taylor, Edmund Haynes, Jr.

Born: 12 February 1830 Columbus, Ky.
Died: 19 January 1923 Frankfort, Ky.
Married: 21 December 1852 Frances Miller Johnson

Companies Associated With:
Taylor, Turner and Co. Bank 1854-55
Taylor, Shelby and Co. Bank 1855-1857
W. A. Gaines and Company 1868
O.F.C. Distlliery 1869 - 1883
E. H. Taylor and Sons 1884 - 1923

Brands Associated With:
Old Crow
Hermitage
O.F.C.
Carlisle
Old Taylor

Contribution to the Industry:
Helped Develop the American Bottled-in-Bond Act
Helped Develop the Pure Food and Drug Act definition of Whiskey leading to the Taft Decision
Wrote many articles promoting Kentucky Straight Whiskey
Leading spokesman for Kentucky's Distilling Industry

Contributions to the Community:
Mayor of Frankfort, Ky. for almost 20 years
State Senator from Frankfort, Ky.
Leader of the movement to keep the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort when others would have moved it to either Louisville or Lexington.
Leading Breeder of Herford cattle with champion bulls selling world wide


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