Background
Taylor, William Osgood was born on July 19, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Davis and Mary (Hammond) Taylor.
Taylor, William Osgood was born on July 19, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Davis and Mary (Hammond) Taylor.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1954.
With, Globe Newspaper Company, Boston, since 1956; treasurer, Globe Newspaper Company, Boston, 1963; business manager, Globe Newspaper Company, Boston, 1965-1969; general manager, Globe Newspaper Company, Boston, since 1969; chairman emeritus, The Boston Globe, since 1998. Vice chairman Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Trustee Boston Public Library., Boston Public Library. Foundation; chairman The Freedom Trail Foundation. Board directors Boston Adult Literacy Fund.
With United States Army, 1954-1956. Member Newspaper Association American (board directors), International Center for Journalists (board directors), International Crisis Group (trustee).
Married Sally Coxe, June 20, 1959. Children: William Davis II, Edmund C., Augustus R.