ati us ▁Taylor ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Gard iner ' s ▁Place , ▁Dublin ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁to ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Anne ▁Taylor . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s , ▁Car low ▁College , ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁Rev . ▁John ▁B . ▁Taylor ▁who ▁had ▁studied ▁in ▁Paris ▁was ▁a ▁Professor ▁in ▁the ▁College , ▁and ▁James ▁was ▁ord ained ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁B urs ar ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Vice - Pres ident . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Professor ▁of ▁Sac red ▁Script ure . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁Rev . ▁Taylor ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁B A ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁which ▁Car low ▁was ▁affili ated ▁to . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁he ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s , ▁Car low ▁College ▁holding ▁the ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁Wh ilst ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁he ▁on ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Rome , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁Doctor ▁in ▁The ology ( DD ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Dr . ▁Taylor ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Irish ▁Academy . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁he ▁bought ▁the ▁farm ▁and ▁ 1 2 7 ac res ▁of ▁Kno ck beg ▁and ▁founded ▁St