Background
Taylor, William Dana was born on January 22, 1859 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of William Thomas and Mary (Hubbard) Taylor.
Taylor, William Dana was born on January 22, 1859 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of William Thomas and Mary (Hubbard) Taylor.
Bachelor of Engineering, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1881, Civil Engineer, 1885. Graduate student in mathematics, Johns Hopkins. Summer work, Cornell Univercity, 1894, University of Chicago, 1896.
Civil engineer on Mexican Central Railroad, 1882-1883. Taught in academics at Eclectic and Evergreen, Alabama, 1883-1884 and 1885-1886. Chief engineer rys. in Alabama, 1886-1891.
Professor engineering, Louisiana State University, 1891-1898.
Appointed, July 1898, captain 3d United States.V. engineers Became chief engineer Saint Louis, Peoria & Northern Railroad, November 1898, and in 1902, chief engineer Knoxville, LaFollette & Jellico Railroad, of Louisville & Nashville System.
Professor railway engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1901-1906. Expert engineer to Wisconsin State Board of Assessment, 1903-1906.
Chief engineer C.&A. Railroad, February 1, since 1906, Toledo, Saint Louis & Western Railway, October since 1907, Minneapolis & Saint Louis, and Iowa Central rys., October since 1909.
Married Annie L. MacIntyre, February 1897.