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Benjamin "Ogle" Tayloe (May 21, 1796 — February 25, 1868) was an American businessman, bon vivant, diplomat, scion of colonial tidewater gentry, and influential political activist in Washington, D.C. during the first half of the 19th century.
Benjamin "Ogle" Tayloe (May 21, 1796 — February 25, 1868) was Benjamin's grandson and an American businessman, bon vivant, diplomat, and influential political activist in Washington, D.C. during the first half of the 19th century.
The Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House is a Federal-style house located at 21 Madison Place NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The house is on the northeast corner of Madison Place NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, directly across the street from the White House and the Treasury Building.
Perhaps Benjamin Ogle Tayloe received more than the average of $300 for Catherine and Melinda Lawson because he was from a prominent and well-connected family. Even though the Lawsons are the only two slaves Tayloe sought compensation for in 1862, we know that his family had held many other slaves on Lafayette Square.
- Significance: This building was a social center during Tayloe period later occupied by Don Cameron, Senator from Penn. It was referred to as the Little White House during the time of president McKinley when it was the residence of Mar Hanna.
When Benjamin Ogle Tayloe was born on 21 May 1796, in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, his father, John Tayloe III, was 24 and his mother, Anne Ogle, was 24. He married Julia Maria Dickinson on 8 November 1824, in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States.
Officers. Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, Jr. President Arlington, VA. Lisa Dickinson Mountcastle Vice-President Alexandria, VA. John H. Guy IV Treasurer Hartfield, VA
