Background
Taylor, William Towson was born on September 29, 1900 in Baltimore. Son of William H. and Bertha May (Towson) Taylor.
Taylor, William Towson was born on September 29, 1900 in Baltimore. Son of William H. and Bertha May (Towson) Taylor.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1921, Bachelor of Laws, 1923.
Practice of law with firm O’Brien, Boardman, Parker and Fox, 1923-1924. Executive secretary Alumni Federation Columbia, 1924-1925, secretary faculty of law, assistant to dean Law School, 1924-1927. Secretary Industrial Finance Corporation, New York City, 1927-1928.
Vice president Commercial National Bank and Trust Company. New York City, 1928-1941, vice Chairman of the Board, 1945-1951. President Union Trust Company Springfield, 1941-1943.
Vice president Guaranty Trust Company of New York, 1944-1945. Vice-president, director Bankers Trust Company, 1951-1957. Chairman of the Board American Car and Foundry Industries, Inc., 1957-1967, chairman of the executive committee, 1967-1969.
Board directors, Executive Committee Adams Express County, New York. Director, member executive audit and finance coms. Allied Stores. President New York State Bankers Association, 1951-1952.
Member of the board supervising trustees Parker School Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia. Member Theta Delta Chi, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: University, Pilgrims, Cloud (New York City).
Married Ethel Lewis, June 30, 1926. Children: Ann Towson (Mistress John Scudder Boyd), Ethel Lewis (Mistress John Kirk Greer).