Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr.

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Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr. was a pioneering 19th-century Kentucky distiller and politician widely regarded as a founding father of the modern bourbon industry.

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instanceOf bourbon pioneer
distiller
human
politician
advocatedFor consumer protection in whiskey labeling
federal regulation of whiskey standards
associatedWith Buffalo Trace Distillery NERFINISHED
birthDate 1830-02-12
birthPlace Columbus, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED
brandNamedAfter Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey NERFINISHED
Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr. Single Barrel Bourbon NERFINISHED
Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr. Small Batch Bourbon NERFINISHED
Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr. Straight Rye Whiskey NERFINISHED
burialPlace Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED
businessPartner George T. Stagg NERFINISHED
contributedTo Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1923-01-19
deathPlace Frankfort, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED
familyRelation nephew of President Zachary Taylor
heritageDesignation key figure in Kentucky bourbon heritage
honorificTitle Colonel
implemented modern distillery equipment
quality-focused aging practices
steam heating in warehouses
industry bourbon whiskey
whiskey
knownFor Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 NERFINISHED
advocating bourbon quality standards
modernizing the bourbon whiskey industry
legacy namesake of E. H. Taylor Jr. bourbon brand
name Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr. NERFINISHED
notableWork Carlisle Distillery NERFINISHED
E. H. Taylor Jr. & Sons Distillery NERFINISHED
Old Fire Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery NERFINISHED
occupation businessman
distiller
politician
politicalOffice Mayor of Frankfort, Kentucky
religion Presbyterian
residence Frankfort, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED
roleInBourbonHistory founding father of modern bourbon industry GENERATED
stateOfActivity Kentucky NERFINISHED
termInOfficeEnd 1877
termInOfficeStart 1871
timePeriod 19th century
early 20th century

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Castle & Key Distillery originalDistilleryFoundedBy Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr.