Peter Taylor (1714–1777) was a British administrator and politician who made a fortune as paymaster during the Seven Years' War and sat in the House of Commons between 1765 and 1777.
[3] There he considerably improved the land and built an “elegant mansion” designed by Sir Robert Taylor in about 1770.
[3] In 1765, when Lord Digby the sitting Member for Wells was raised to the peerage, Taylor declared himself a candidate.
A vacancy occurred at Portsmouth in March 1774, and Taylor declared himself a candidate having gained the support of Administration.
He was opposed by Joshua Iremonger, but defeated him at the by-election on 29 March 1774, and again at the 1774 general election.