Background

Taylor, Michael William was born on May 29, 1947 in Little Rock. Son of Orville Walters and Evelyn Adella Taylor.

Education

AB with honours, U. North Carolina, 1969; Master of Arts in Classical Archaeol., Harvard University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Classical Archaeology, Harvard University, 1975; Juris Doctor, U. North Carolina, 1978.

Career

Law clerk, North Carolina Court Appeals, Raleigh, 1978-1979; associate attorney general, State of North Carolina, Raleigh, 1979-1980; assistant counsel medical center, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1980-1981; private practice law, Albemarle, North Carolina, since 1981.

Achievements

• Michael William Taylor has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Tyrant Slayers: The Heroic Image in Fifth Century B.C. Athenian Art and Politics (Monographs in classical studies)

Membership

Member Stanly Company History Preservation Commission, Albemarle, since 1981, chairman, 1986-1988. General board North Carolina State Baptist Convention, Raleigh, 1984-1987, parliamentarian 1986-1990. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, Vietnam.

Member North Carolina Bar Association, Stanly Company Bar Association Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: archaeology, sailing.

Connections

Married Susan Gaye Chandler. Children: William Chandler Bonham, Samuel Michael Gathright.

Father:

Orville Walters Taylor

Mother:

Evelyn Adella Taylor

Spouse:

Susan Gaye Chandler

child:

William Chandler Bonham Taylor

child:

Samuel Michael Gathright Taylor