Taylor, George

Taylor, George,

1716–81, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Ireland. He settled in Pennsylvania (1736), where he became a manufacturer of iron. Taylor was a member of the Pennsylvania assembly, a county judge, an officer of the Pennsylvania militia, and a delegate to the Continental Congress (1776–77).

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Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley kept faith with the same XI that dismantled Gloucester so comfortably at the Deva last Saturday, Matty Hughes once again handing a starting berth while for Joel Taylor, George Waring and substitute Akwasi Asante it was a return to their old stomping ground.

Kidderminster Harriers 0 Chester FC 1: Hughes strike seals deserved success; Matty Hughes strikes to banish the Kidderminster hoodoo for the Blues

'We had artists like Sandra Mbanefo, Akin Odeshola, Segun Taylor, George Edozie, Dorothy Dipo and more,'' he said.

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New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Henry Nicholls, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, George Worker

New Zealand bat in first Pakistan ODI

Booked up William Humphrey, Sam McFayden, Fraser Taylor, George Budd and Ian Russell

SMILE PLEASE! Church raises PS2,300 at event, despite royal competition

On January 13 British amateur rowers Dicky Taylor, George Biggar, Peter Robinson and Stuart Watts - known under the name The Four Oarsmen - became the first team to cross the finish line, becoming the first crew ever to row the Atlantic in under 30 days.

Atlantic Ladies on course to break rowing records

Dicky Taylor, George Biggar, Peter Robinson, and Stuart Watts beat last year's record by six days

Oar-some work! Brits smash world record after they rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic in just 29 days; The Four Oarsmen, Dicky Taylor, George Biggar, Peter Robinson and Stuart Watts beat the previous record by six days while raising [pounds sterling]250,000 for charity in the process

England 21-man squad to play against France (The first 13 named will be the starting 13): Gareth Widdop, Stefan Ratchford, Mark Percival, John Bateman, Jermaine McGillvary, Kevin Brown, Luke Gale, Chris Hill, James Roby, James Graham, Ben Currie, Mike McMeeken, Sean O'Loughlin, Alex Walmsley, Thomas Burgess, Scott Taylor, George Williams, Ryan Hall, Elliott Whitehead, Chris Heighington, Kallum Watkins

England camp show faith in Giants star McGillvary; WAYNE BENNETT'S SIDE TO FACE FRANCE

Replacements: Beck Cutting, Stef Thorpe, Joe Morris, James Scott, Huw Taylor, George Wootten, Ollie Lawrence, Alex Bartley.

Cavalier style too much for scratch A side

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, George Worker and Ish Sodhi.

Latham to sweep away spin threat

ODI squad: Kane Williamson (capt), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, George Worker.

Ish Sodhi replaces injured Todd Astle in New Zealand squad

Philip Jefferson, John Brown, Tom Dawson, Watson Brown, William Robinson, William Brown, George Taylor, Tom Dent, Ned Dawson, Philip Dent, Dennis Taylor, George Dawson will be honoured in Newbiggin by the Sea at the end of August.

Remember heroes who save those in peril on the sea; COLUMNIST

At St James' Park he found himself behind the likes of Ernie Taylor, George Robledo, George Stobbart and Colin Gibson, and Tommy's departure to Villa was perhaps inevitable given the quality of those players.

Ex-Newcastle United player Tommy Thompson dies at the age of 86; Tommy, who was born in Fencehouses, Houghton-le-Spring, joined the Magpies in January 1946 as a teenager