Sir Robert Taylor (1855 – 4 April 1921) was a British

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. He was senior partner with John Taylor & Sons Ltd and a director of the

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Ltd. He was

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in the

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for his services to India. John Taylor & Sons Ltd went into

receivership In law, receivership is a situation in which an institution or enterprise is held by a receiver—a person "placed in the custodial responsibility for the property of others, including tangible and intangible assets and rights"—especially in ca ...

in 1922, the year after his death.

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1855 births 1921 deaths British civil engineers British mining engineers Knights Bachelor British people in colonial India Engineers from British India {{UK-business-bio-stub