Librarian, secretary.
Born in England on 26 March 1847, he came to Canada in 1877. He was appointed to the position of librarian of the Law Society of Manitoba in June 1883, about six years after the society was formed, and was Secretary-Treasurer for over thirty years, being succeeded by Benjamin Elswood Chaffey. The Society began publication of the Manitoba Law Reports in 1886 and he assisted in its publication until 1894, when he was appointed reporter by the benchers. In 1884 he assisted John Skirving Ewart in the production of the Manitoba Law Journal and he was Court Reporter for the Manitoba Free Press (circa 1904).
He and wife Alice Edith Taylor (1851-?) had no children. He was a member of the Church of England. He died at his Winnipeg home, 238 River Avenue, on 23 October 1914 and was buried in the St. John's Cathedral Cemetery.
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration [William Agutter Taylor], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Death of librarian of the Law Society,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 October 1914 [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B6]
“Law librarian dies suddenly,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 October 1914, page 5.
“W. A. Taylor is laid to rest,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 October 1914, page 5.
Pioneers and Early Citizens of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Manitoba Library Association, 1971.
The Law Society of Manitoba, 1877-1977, edited by Cameron Harvey, Peguis Publishers Limited, 1977, page 256.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 June 2024
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