William Taylor (missionary)
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William Taylor (1821–1902) was an American Methodist missionary reverend, who in 1884 was elected by the Methodist General Conference as bishop over the Methodist missions in Africa for the Methodist Episcopal Church. Taylor spent most of his adult life performing missionary work around the world. He began his missionary service when he was assigned by the Conference to establish missions in California and provide services in San Francisco during the California gold rush of 1849. His other missionary work involved the establishment of self-supporting missions in various countries about the world, bringing him to England, Ireland, India, South America, Australia, New Zealand and Africa, all of which he wrote about in a number of publications. After many years serving as a Methodist missionary Taylor was elected Bishop of Africa. He has received acclaim and is noted for introducing Methodism through his missionary efforts to several countries around the world. Taylor is also credited for introducing the eucalyptus tree to California with seeds he gathered while serving as a missionary in Australia.
William Taylor | |
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Reverend from 1847–1889 Bishop from 1889–1896 | |
Church | Methodist Episcopal Church |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1847 (1847) |
Consecration | 1889 (1889) by Methodist Episcopal General Conference |
Personal details | |
Born | (1821-05-02)May 2, 1821 |
Died | May 19, 1902(1902-05-19) (aged 81) Palo Alto, California |
Buried | Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California |
Denomination | Methodist |
Spouse |
Isabelle Anne Kimberlin
(m. 1864–1902) |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Missionary, Reverend, Bishop, author |
Known for | Establishing self-supporting missions around the world |
Notable work | See bibliography |
Signature | |