March 24, 1893(1893-03-24) (aged 72) Manhattan, New York
Spouse
Frances Colles
(m. 1851; died 1888)
Parent(s)
John Johnston Margaret Taylor Howard
Education
Edinburgh High School
Alma mater
University of the City of New York Yale Law School
Occupation
Businessman, lawyer, philanthropist
John Taylor Johnston (April 8, 1820 – March 24, 1893) was an American businessman and patron of the arts. He served as president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and was one of the founders of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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JohnTaylorJohnston (April 8, 1820 – March 24, 1893) was an American businessman and patron of the arts. He served as president of the Central Railroad...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, for example, was created by JohnTaylorJohnston, a railroad executive whose personal art collection seeded the museum...
was named after the company's president JohnTaylorJohnston. (The former Johnston Yard and today's Johnston Avenue also bear his name). At the time of...
April 17, 2023. "Johnston Children: JohnTaylorJohnston (1820–1893), James Boorman Johnston (1822–1887), Margaret TaylorJohnston (1825–1875), and Emily...
portrait of Thorvaldsen became the property of Philip Hone.. ..and JohnTaylorJohnston "Samuel Morse". Thorvaldsens Museum. July 3, 2016. Archived from...
in the building's central atrium. In 1879, Johnston deeded the building to his brother JohnTaylorJohnston, who later became the first president of the...
February 20, 1872, housed in a building located at 681 Fifth Avenue. JohnTaylorJohnston, a railroad executive whose personal art collection seeded the museum...
presidents of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Finding aid for the JohnTaylorJohnston Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives. Retrieved...
Kristen Angela Johnston (born September 20, 1967) is an American actress. Best known for her work on television sitcoms, she twice won the Primetime Emmy...
purchased a total of 174 pictures which he financed together with JohnTaylorJohnston and about half of this "1871 purchase" is still in the museum. These...
Belgian inventor of a steam locomotive valve gear (d. 1901). April 8 - JohnTaylorJohnston, president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, 1848–1877 (d. 1893)...
commissioned for William T. Walters. It was acquired by JohnTaylorJohnston in 1866, and then sold to John Work Garrett in 1876. It was inherited by his daughter...
stables were used by the families of men such as Richard Morris Hunt, JohnTaylorJohnston, and Pierre Lorillard. In 1881, New York City's Department of Public...
Ties: Edward Lamson Henry, The 9:45 a.m. Accommodation in Context and the Commission by JohnTaylorJohnston," Nineteenth Century 41(Fall 2021): 10-25....
National Geographic magazine) Joseph Converse Heywood (American poet) JohnTaylorJohnston (President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art) Stacy Keach (Actor)...
class of 1852) Theodore W. Dwight (Hamilton College class of 1840) JohnTaylorJohnston (New York University class of 1839) Luther M. Jones (Yale College...