William Taylor (missionary)

Methodist William Taylor
Reverend from 1847–1889 Bishop from 1889–1896
William Taylor, 1890
Church	Methodist Episcopal Church
Orders
Ordination	1847 (1847)
Consecration	1889 (1889) by Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Personal details
Born	(1821-05-02)May 2, 1821 Rockbridge County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	May 19, 1902(1902-05-19) (aged 81) Palo Alto, California
Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California
Denomination	Methodist
Spouse	Isabelle Anne Kimberlin ​ ​ (m. 1864⁠–⁠1902)​ [a]
Children	4
Profession	Missionary, Reverend, Bishop, author
Known for	Establishing self-supporting missions around the world
Notable work	See bibliography
Signature

William Taylor (1821–1902) was an American Methodist missionary reverend, who in 1884 was elected by the Methodist General Conference as bishop over the Methodist missions in Africa for the Methodist Episcopal Church. Taylor spent most of his adult life performing missionary work around the world. He began his missionary service when he was assigned by the Conference to establish missions in California and provide services in San Francisco during the California gold rush of 1849. His other missionary work involved the establishment of self-supporting missions in various countries about the world, bringing him to England, Ireland, India, South America, Australia, New Zealand and Africa, all of which he wrote about in a number of publications. After many years serving as a Methodist missionary Taylor was elected Bishop of Africa. He has received acclaim and is noted for introducing Methodism through his missionary efforts to several countries around the world. Taylor is also credited for introducing the eucalyptus tree to California with seeds he gathered while serving as a missionary in Australia.

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