Henry Morgan Taylor

{{short description|New Zealand sportsman}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| image = Henry Morgan Taylor, All Black.png

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|2|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

| death_date = {{death date and age|1955|6|20|1889|2|5|df=yes}}

| death_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

| height = 5' 7"

| weight = 11 stone

| position = Halfback

| amatyears1 =

| amatteam1 = Christchurch HSOB

| province1 = Canterbury

| province2 = South Island

| provinceyears1 = 1910–14

| provinceyears2 = 1913–14

| provinceapps1 = 21

| provinceapps2 = 2

| provincepoints1 =

| repyears1 = 1913–14

| repteam1 = {{nrut|New Zealand}}

| repcaps1 = 23

| reppoints1 = 60

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Henry Morgan Taylor (5 February 1889 – 20 June 1955) was a New Zealand sportsman who played rugby union for New Zealand and cricket for Canterbury.

A skilful half-back, Taylor played for the All Blacks{{snd}}New Zealand's national rugby union team{{snd}} in 1913 and 1914.{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=872 | title = Henry Taylor | last = Knight | first = Lindsay | publisher = allblacks.com | accessdate = 16 July 2015}} He toured North America with the All Blacks in 1913, and Australia in 1914, when he scored 15 tries when the All Blacks won all 10 of their matches.{{cite journal |title=Great Half-Back Dies |journal=Press |date=25 June 1955 |page=4 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19550625.2.47}}

Taylor played as a wicket-keeper in three matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in 1920 and 1921. He scored 40 runs, with a top score of 32.{{ cite web| url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22969/22969.html | title = Harry Taylor | publisher = CricketArchive | accessdate = 16 July 2015}} In 1926 he was one of nine directors of a company formed to finance the New Zealand team's first tour of England in 1927.{{cite journal |title=New Zealand Cricket, Limited |journal=Star |date=13 October 1926 |page=7 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19261013.2.70}}

Taylor was born in Christchurch and attended Christchurch Boys' High School. He was the managing director of Taylor's, a plumbing supplies company in Christchurch. He and his wife Gwen had a son and a daughter.{{cite journal |title=Mr. H. M. Taylor|journal=Press |date=21 June 1955 |page=14 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19550621.2.155}}