Background
Taylor Garrison Belcher was born in Staten Island.
Taylor Garrison Belcher was born in Staten Island.
He graduated from Brown University with a degree in international trade and finance in 1941.
Belcher married Edith Anthony on October 22, 1942. They had two sons, Anthony and Taylor III. Early career
During World World War II, Belcher served in the Navy as an officer of the battleship, Alabama. After the war, he joined the State Department.
During his tenure with the State Department, he was stationed at Mexico City, Glasgow and Washington.
Political career
Belcher was appointed ambassador to Cyprus by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. He served in that position until 1969.
In 1969, he was appointed ambassador to Peru by President Richard Nixon. He served as ambassador to Peru until his retirement in 1974.
Belcher served in various organizations.
At the time of his death, he was a director of the Putnam County Historical Society, a trustee and chairman of the Alice and Hamilton Fish Library, a trustee of the Malcolm Gordon School, and president of the Garrison Station Plaza and the Garrison"s Landing Association. He was also a former chairman of the Heritage Task Force for the Hudson Valley. After his retirement from public service, Belcher lived in Garrison"s Landing in Garrison, New New York
Death
Belcher died at Peekskill Community Hospital in New York on August 6, 1990 at the age of 70.
According to a family spokesman, he died of cancer.