Background
Taylor, Samuel Alfred was born on October 24, 1863 in N. Versailles Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Thomas and Elizabeth J. (Maxwell) Taylor.
Taylor, Samuel Alfred was born on October 24, 1863 in N. Versailles Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Thomas and Elizabeth J. (Maxwell) Taylor.
Civil Engineer, Western University of Pennsylvania (now U. Pittsburgh), 1887. Doctor of Science, University Pittsburgh, 1919.
Elizabeth (Mistress West. O. Lytle). Chief draughtsman structural iron department, Carnegie Steel Company, 1887-1888. Assistant engineer of construction, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1888-1893.
In private practice, 1893-1905, construction engineering, since 1905.
Dean School Mines, U. Pittsburgh, 1910, 12. Technology advisory to the United States fuel administrator, 1917-1919.
Trustee U. Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.
Member American Mining Congress (president 1912), American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (president, 1926). International Society Geologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Engineers Society Western Pennsylvania (president 1913-1914), Coal Mining Institute American (president 1911), et cetera Club: Duquesne (Pittsburgh).
Married Anna J. Gilmore, May 17, 1893.