Background
TAYLOR, William Alton was born on June 23, 1863 in Chelsea, Michigan, United States. Son of Revolution James Franklin and Mary Ann Lewis (Porter) Taylor.
Bureau of Plant Industry chief United States Department of Agriculture
TAYLOR, William Alton was born on June 23, 1863 in Chelsea, Michigan, United States. Son of Revolution James Franklin and Mary Ann Lewis (Porter) Taylor.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan State College, 1888, Doctor of Science, 1913.
1 son, William Cisco. Manager fruit farm and nursery, Douglas, Michigan, 1888-1891. Assistant pomologist, unites states department of Agriculture, 1891-1901.
Pomologist in charge of field investigations, 1901-1910 (agricultural exploration Canal Zone, 1909), and assistant chief Bureau Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, 1910-1913. Chief of Bureau Plant Industry, 1913-1933, collaborator since 1934. Expert in horticulture United States Commission to Paris Exposition, 1900 (member International jury on fruit trees and fruit).
Member International Jury Department of Horticulture, St. Louis Exposition, 1904.
Author numerous papers and addresses before horticultural and pomol. societies, bulletins and papers United States Department of Agriculture.
Member International Jury Department of Horticulture, St. Louis Exposition, 1904. Member Agricultural Commission to Europe, 1918. Chevalier du Merite Agricole, 1900.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Pomol. Society (secretary 1897-1903, vice president 1934-1935), Botanical Society Washington (president 1910), American Society for Horticultural Science (president 1908-1909), Agricultural History Society, Biological Society Washington.
Club: Federal.
Married Helen C. Patterson, December 15, 1891 (died August 29, 1921).; married second, Marie Patton Cisco, June 6, 1923. Children: Porter Ross, Ritchie Patterson.