Taylor, Clementia (1810-1908)

Clementia Taylor, nee Doughty, was a close friend to George Eliot from her first moments in London. They met at one of John Chapman’s receptions at 142 Strand. In 1861, Eliot expressed the difficulties of “paying visits” with ill health to Taylor (GEL3:397). Afterwards, Taylor made an effort to visit Eliot in the early 1860s, a time when many other women deemed themselves too respectable to visit her because she was living openly with George Henry Lewes. Eliot regarded Taylor’s visits as a “life preserver” sent by “relenting destiny” (GEL2:14). Taylor was a staunch supporter of women’s rights, especially on the matter of suffrage. She married Peter Alfred Taylor (1819-1891) in 1842. He served as Liberal MP for Leicester from 1862-1884.

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GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 6 March 1852
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 27 March 1852
GE to Clementia [Mrs. Peter Alfred] Taylor, Broadstairs, 19 August 1852
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 1 February 1853
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Ilfracombe, 8 June 1856
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 1 April 1861
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 6 April 1861
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 31 December 1861
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 3 February 1862
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 24 December 1862
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 30 July 1863
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 28 December 1863
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 21 January 1864
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 3 March 1864
GE to Mrs Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 25 March 1864
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 10 July 1865
GE to Clementia [Mrs. Peter Alfred] Taylor, London, 1 August 1865
GE to Mrs. Peter Taylor, London, 30 May 1867
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Shottermill, 6 June 1871
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Shottermill, 2 August 1871
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 17 March 1872
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 19 November 1872
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Blackbrook, 12 October 1873
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 28 December 1873
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Earlswood Common, 1 July 1874
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 15 January 1875
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 14 May 1875
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Rickmansworth, 9 August 1875
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 20 October 1875
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 10 May 1877
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 10 November 1877
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Witley, 18 July 1878
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Witley, 19 August 1879
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Witley, 17 September 1879
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 6 December 1879
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 5 January 1880
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Witley, 2 August 1880
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, Witley, 30 October 1880
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 24 April 1872

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Clementia Taylor (1810-1908), Taylor, Clementia (1810-1908), Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed November 11, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/97122