James Taylor (27 October 1893 – 15 December 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
[1] The son of James Taylor, J.P. (1949-1902), the secretary of McCracken's City Brewery,[2][3] and Mary Taylor (1849-1927), née Russell,[4] James Taylor was born at Essendon, Victoria on 27 October 1893.
[5] He played in one senior match for Essendon, against St Kilda, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 18 May 1918, at a time when Essendon was having great difficulty fielding teams — having not contested either the 1916 or 1917 VFL season.
At the age of 48, Taylor, a grocer, enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corps, and served in the 9th Battalion of VDC during World War II.
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