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William Cooke Taylor was an Irish writer, journalist and historian. He moved to London in the 1820s and contributed to several publications including the 'Athenaeum'. He is best known for two works, 'The Natural History of Society' and 'Factories and the Factory System', both published in the early 1840s. He supported the Anti-Corn Law League and became editor of 'The League' publication. He returned to Ireland in 1847, working as a statistician for the Irish Government but died of cholera two years later at the age of 49.
William Cooke Taylor was an Irish writer, journalist and historian. He moved to London in the 1820s and contributed to several publications including the 'Athenaeum'. He is best known for two works, 'The Natural History of Society' and 'Factories and the Factory System', both published in the early 1840s. He supported the Anti-Corn Law League and became editor of 'The League' publication. He returned to Ireland in 1847, working as a statistician for the Irish Government but died of cholera two years later at the age of 49.
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| Title: | Letter from William Cooke Taylor |
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| Description: | This is a short note written by William Taylor addressed to publisher Richard Bentley, in which he asks the publisher to give a Mr James a copy of his book 'Revolutions and Remarkable Conspiracies of Europe'. |
| Letter dated: | 15-06-1843 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page ; glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Request to forward an item to another client |
| Key works mentioned: | Revolutions and Remarkable Conspiracies of Europe |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Elliot Collection bequeathed 1950 |
| Identifier: | SL_187 |
