ɐ bˈɔɪhʊd fɹˈɛnd ʌv dʒˈeɪmz hˈʌdsən tˈeɪlɚ fˈaʊndɚ ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə tʃˈaɪnə ˈɪnlənd mˈɪʃən, hiː bɪkˌeɪm hˈʌsbənd tə hˈʌdsən tˈeɪlɚz sˈɪstɚɹ ɐmˈiːliə.
A boyhood friend of James Hudson Taylor (Founder and General Director of the China Inland Mission), he became husband to Hudson Taylor’s sister Amelia.