Background
Taylor, Herbert Addison was born on October 6, 1876 in Beverly, New Jersey, United States. Son of Addison W. and Emma L. (Herbert) Taylor.
Taylor, Herbert Addison was born on October 6, 1876 in Beverly, New Jersey, United States. Son of Addison W. and Emma L. (Herbert) Taylor.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1897. Bachelor of Laws, University of Buffalo, 1898.
Admitted to New York bar, 1899. Associate in legal department Erie Railroad Company, 1899-1918, and since 1920, general solicitor, 1920-1931, general counsel, 1931-1937, vice-president and general counsel 1937-1946, retired. Held same offices with New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Company, and other Erie Railroad subsidiaries.
Appointed counsel for trustees of Erie Railroad Company, Nypano Railroad Company, and New Jersey&New York Railroad Company in reorganization, 1938.
Director Erie Railroad Company and subsidiaries since 1932. With United States Railroad Administration, 1918-1920, general assistant to director general, 1919-1920.
Member American and New York State bar associations, Delta Phi. Club: Century Association (New York).
Married Harriet Ward Foote, September 23, 1902. Children: Harriet Ward Foote (Mistress Federico F. Mauck), Adeline Herbert (Mistress Howard Vermilya), Herbert Addison.