Charles L. Taylor Explained

Charles L. Taylor
Birth Name:Charles Lewis Taylor
Birth Date:3 April 1857
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Santa Barbara, California
Burial Place:Homewood Cemetery
Occupation:Industrialist
Children:1
Education:Lehigh University
Signature:Signature of Charles Lewis Taylor (1857–1922).png

Charles Lewis Taylor (April 3, 1857February 3, 1922) was an American industrialist.

Biography

Charles L. Taylor was born in Philadelphia on April 3, 1857.[1] He graduated from Lehigh University in 1876. He married Lillian Pitcairn on October 31, 1883, and they had one daughter.[1]

Taylor first went to work as an assistant chemist for the Cambria Iron Company in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. From there he moved to Pittsburgh where he was the Superintendent of the Homestead Steel Works. It was when he became General Manager of The Hartman Steel Company that Taylor first began to work for Andrew Carnegie.[2]

Taylor died at his winter home in Santa Barbara, California on February 3, 1922, and was buried at Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh.[3] [4]

Taylor College, a dormitory for upperclass students at Lehigh University, is named in his honor.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Illustrated . II . John W. . Jordan . . New York . 534–537 . 1914 . 2023-06-16 . Internet Archive.
  2. Web site: Charles L. Taylor. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. rossin . https://web.archive.org/web/20170313044548/http://www.lehigh.edu/engineering/about/alumni/taylor.html . 2017-03-13 . dead . 2023-06-16.
  3. Obituary: Charles Lewis Taylor . The Iron Age . 1922-02-09 . Iron Age Publishing Co. . 2023-06-16.
  4. News: Funeral Services Held for C. L. Taylor . . 7 . 1922-02-17 . 2023-06-16 . Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Taylor House . . 2023-06-16.