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- John Taylor (born Aug. 24, 1580, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died December 1653, London) was a minor English poet, pamphleteer, and journalist who called himself “the Water Poet.”
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Jul 27, 2015 · I was both shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death (on July 18th) of the great British pianist and composer John Taylor who suffered a severe heart attack when playing at the Saveurs Jazz Festival in Segres, France where he was appearing with bassist Stephane Kerecki’s group.
On 19 December 1838, 30-year-old John Taylor was ordained an Apostle at Far West, Missouri. Elder Brigham Young and Elder Heber C. Kimball performed the ordination under the direction of the Prophet Joseph Smith, who was in Liberty Jail.
Upon the death of Brigham Young on August 29, 1877, he became the leader of the Church as the President of the Quorum of the Twelve. On October 10, 1880, he was sustained as the third President of the Church (age 71). In 1884, he dedicated the Logan Temple (age 75). He died in 1887 at age 78 in Kaysville, Utah.
Taylor died in London in December 1653 aged 75. He was buried on 5 December at the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. His widow, Alice, died in January 1658.
In announcing President Taylor’s passing, his counselors George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith reiterated his persona as witness to the Martyrdom: By the miraculous power of God, President John Taylor escaped the death which the assassins of Carthage jail assigned for him.
John Taylor was born in the parish of St. Ewen's, near South Gate, Gloucester on 24 August 1578. [1] His parentage is unknown, as the parish registers did not survive the Civil War. He did, however, attend elementary school and grammar school there.
