Born in Riverton, Md., the son of John B. and Mary Taylor, John Taylor was educated in public schools and at Bryant and Stratton s Business College in Baltimore. A Democrat, he was elected to the office of County Commissioner in 1891, and to the House of Delegates in 1897. He was influential in the development of telephone infrastructure in the region, having overseen the building and served as manager of the Riverton-Delmar service line. There are also 2 images of the Maryland General Assembly, 1912. The photographs are arranged according to PP catalog numbers, and the glass negatives are arranged according to negative catalog numbers.
Some images have glass negatives, as indicated.
Three women in a tree. Photographs with glass negatives are indicated. Group at Mr. Cooper's home, 1905. People identified on verso. PP88.2 Group of three posed on logs.