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John Taylor Johnston
1875 Portrait of Johnston, by Daniel Huntington
President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
In office
1870–1889
Preceded byInaugural holder
Succeeded byHenry Gurdon Marquand
Personal details
Born(1820-04-08)April 8, 1820
New York
DiedMarch 24, 1893(1893-03-24) (aged 72)
Manhattan, New York
Spouse
Frances Colles
(m. 1851; died 1888)
Parent(s)John Johnston
Margaret Taylor Howard
EducationEdinburgh High School
Alma materUniversity of the City of New York
Yale Law School
OccupationBusinessman, lawyer, philanthropist
Johnston, Harper's Weekly engraving, 1891.

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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