A SINGULAR INHERITANCE.
Fortunes have been inherited at various times owing to a number of curious reasons, and Canada now.-sup-plies an interesting case in point (says the "Standard of Empire"). It appears that Mr A. E. Taylor, & resident of Toronto, has been left a fortune variously estimated to be worth from 50,000 dollars to 100,000 dollars, because he happens to have the Christian names "of his grandfather ,'uid father. Albert Taylor, the grandfather, was a wealthy Londoner, who had estates in different parts of England. As some of his sons disagreed with him he made a will in whica no fave his old London mansion to axrj W, aylor named Albert Edrnxuid. •*?" I cording to a Toronto contemporary, '-W J i
Tsvlor ha* received several offers, for ih« property, which has spacious " SumnUs, and overlooks the Zoological gardens' Regent's Park.
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14029, 28 April 1911, Page 6
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