Person White; Taylor (1701 - 1772); barrister and naturalist White Taylor barrister and naturalist 1701 - 1772 British Male 21 December 1701 17011221 Bath, Bath and Northeast Somerset, England, United Kingdom 26 March 1772 17720326

Barrister Natural history Education: Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1720, qualified 1727) Career: Bencher of Lincoln's Inn; practiced as a barrister in London and on the Northern Circuit; Governor of the Foundling Hospital (1740), Treasurer (1746-1772), resident at the hospital with his family (1752-1768); Circuit Judge for North Wales (1750); Puisne Judge for Chester (1756); ammassed a large natural history collection of specimens and artworks, some commissioned from artists including Charles Collins and Pater Paillou (paintings later sold to McGill University). Parents: Thomas White of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, and Wallingwells, Nottinghamshire, MP for East Retford, and his wife, Bridget, daughter of Richard Taylor of Wallingwells, MP for East Retford Siblings: John White (FRS 1723) Council 1744 Member of the Repository Committee 1730s Fellow 29/04/1725 23 Martin Folkes Protege of Martin Folkes, collector, antiquarian and President of the Royal Society. Sources: Bulloch's Roll; LI (his entry and son's); 'Undescrib'd: Taylor White's 18th-century Paper Museum' McGill University, https://taylor-white.library.mcgill.ca/?p=2103 (acccessed 3/6/2025) Authority: Death date from GM 1772 and JB References: Gentleman's Magazine 1772, p199 (obituary) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 21 Dec 1701 - 26 Mar 1772 NA234 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 05/06/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 79f60c40-d13c-4ba4-b9b9-aa9fcbddaeed