William B. Taylor (engineer)
William Burdick Taylor(February 27, 1824 – February 1, 1895) was an American civil engineer and politician fromNew York.
Life[edit]
He was born on February 27, 1824, inManchester,Ontario County, New York.
He was educated atUtica, New York,and studied engineering in his brother's office. He began work as a leveler on theErie Canalin 1848, became Second Assistant Engineer in 1850, First Assistant in 1852, Resident Engineer in 1854, and from 1860 to 1862 he was Division Engineer of the Eastern Division of the State Canals.
He wasNew York State Engineer and Surveyorfrom 1862 to 1865, elected on Union tickets nominated byRepublicansandWar Democratsin1861and1863.In1869,he ran again but was defeated by DemocratVan Rensselaer Richmond.He was again State Engineer and Surveyor from 1872 to 1873, elected on the Republican ticket in1871.
He was elected as a member of theAmerican Philosophical Societyin 1877.[1]
He also served two terms as City Surveyor ofUtica, New York.
He died on February 1, 1895.
References[edit]
- ^"APS Member History".search.amphilsoc.org.Retrieved2021-05-10.
