Taylor, Bayard

The most famous American travel writer of his day, Taylor strongly supported the Union with poetry and lectures in 1861. He served Lincoln as a diplomat and wrote Ballad of Abraham Lincoln, a poem for children, in 1869. He is said also to have written America's first gay novel, Joseph and His Friend, in 1870.
Life Span
to
Full name
Bayard Taylor
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
2
No. of Children
1
Family
Joseph Taylor (father), Rebecca Way (mother), May Agnew (first wife), Maria Hansen (second wife)
Occupation
Diplomat
Educator
Journalist
Writer or Artist
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
Government
Lincoln Administration (1861-65)
Hayes Administration (1877-81)
Diplomat
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