William Howard Taylor
William Howard Taylor (1882-1920)
1920 Obituary [1]
WILLIAM HOWARD TAYLOR was born at Oldham on 11th September 1882, and was educated at local schools.
He served an apprenticeship of five years with Messrs. Ferranti, Ltd., of Hollinwood, and for a short time was a draughtsman at the works of Messrs W. H. Allen, Son and Co., Bedford.
He next became assistant to the manager of Messrs. Browett, Lindley and Co., Patricroft, and to the Hudson Economiser Co., Manchester, and in 1908 joined the staff of the National Boiler and General Insurance Co., Manchester, representing the Company in various parts of the country.
In 1916 he was appointed manager to the Manchester office of Messrs. Peter Brotherhood, Ltd., of Peterborough, which position he held until his death.
The latter occurred during a holiday, when he was accidentally drowned at Bolton Abbey in trying to cross a stream, on 22nd June 1920, in his thirty-eighth year.
He was elected an Associate Member of this Institution in 1913.