Biography of Albert Reynolds Taylor Excerpted from "Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1911-1912", Edited by Geo. W. Martin, Secretary. Vol XII., State Printing Office, Topeka, Kansas 1912. submitted by Teresa Lindquist (merope@radix.net); (copyright) 2001 by Teresa Lindquist ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KSGENWEB INTERNET GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with the KSGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALBERT REYNOLDS TAYLOR, president James Milliken University, Decatur, Ill., was born at Magnolia, Ill., October 16, 1846, the son of John Taylor and Mary Ann Mills. He married Frances Minerva Dent, of Winona, Ill., October 16, 1873. He was president of the Kansas State Normal from 1882 to 1901, lecturer before chautauquas, and the author of many publications. (Included with the article "The Founding of the State Normal School", page 93)