Background
Taylor, Merris was born on December 19, 1851 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mary (Hemphill) Taylor.
Taylor, Merris was born on December 19, 1851 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mary (Hemphill) Taylor.
Public school education.
City editor Wilmington Daily Gazette, 1873, editor and part owner, 1882. Political editor Every Evening, 1884-1895, editor, 1896-1921, now editor emeritus and special writer Clerk Delaware Senate, 1877.
Reading clerk Delaware House of Representatives, 1887.
Member Board of Education, 1879-1880, City Council, 1879-1888.
Member Board of Education.
Married Mary A. Norman, May 6, 1873.