William Francis Taylor, DD (1820 – 19 March 1906"The Archdeacon Of Liverpool". The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 21, 1906; p. 11; Issue 37973) was an Archdeacon in the Diocese of Liverpool.'TAYLOR, Ven. William Francis', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 p. 1486, accessed 2 August 2015
Taylor was educated at Trinity College, Dublin;Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860) Burtchaell, George Dames;Sadleir, Thomas Ulick p. 803 :Dublin, Alex Thom & Co, 1935 and ordained in 1848.Ordination at Chester Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), 28 February 29, 1848; Issue 1966 After curacies in Tranmere"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 and ClaughtonEcclesiastical Preferments The Morning Post (London, England), 7 May 1849; p. 7 Issue 23530 he served incumbencies; St John, Liverpool; St Silas, Liverpool;Church Blackburn Standard (Blackburn, England), 19 June 19, 1861; Issue 1377 St Chrysostom, Everton;Ecclesiastical Intelligence Essex Standard (Colchester, England), 24 February 24, 1871; Issue 2097 and St Andrew, Toxteth Park. He was Chaplain to the Bishop of Liverpool, Rural Dean of Walton, an Honorary Canon of Liverpool CathedralThe Diocese of Liverpool Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), 16 August 16, 1880; Issue 10170 Archdeacon of Warrington 1889-95Ecclesiastical News. York Herald (York, England), 12 July 1889; p. 6; Issue 11891 and finally Archdeacon of Liverpool from 1895 until his death.Ecclesiastical Appointments. The Standard (London, England),5 December 1895; p. 8; Issue 22286
He was the father of Austin Taylor, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool East Toxteth from 1902 to 1910, Gerald Kyffin-Taylor, MP for Liverpool Kirkdale from 1910 to 1915, and judge William Kyffin-Taylor, 1st Baron Maenan.
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