William Osgood Taylor (January 8, 1871 – July 15, 1955) was an American newspaper executive who served as

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of ''

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'' from 1921 to 1955.

Biography

Taylor's father was

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, founder of ''

''. Upon the elder Taylor's death in 1921, the younger Taylor became the second publisher of the ''Globe''. A brother,

John I. Taylor John Irving Taylor (January 14, 1875 – January 26, 1938) was an American baseball executive. He was principal owner of the Boston Red Sox from 1904 until 1911, and remained a part owner until 1914. Biography Taylor was the son of Charles H. Tay ...

, is best remembered as owner of the

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from 1904 to 1914, while another brother, Charles H. Taylor Jr., was also an executive at the ''Globe''. Taylor was born in 1871 in

Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in southern New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 91,322, the second-largest in northern New England after nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester. Along with Manc ...

, attended

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, and was an 1893 graduate of

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. Taylor and Mary Moseley (1873–1944) were married in 1894, and had two sons and three daughters. Residing primarily in Boston, the family maintained a summer home on

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; in later life, Taylor resided in

Marion, Massachusetts Marion is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,347 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on the village of Marion Center, please see the article Marion Center, Massachusetts. His ...

. Taylor served as publisher until his death in 1955. His son

William Davis Taylor William Davis Taylor (April 2, 1908 – February 19, 2002) was an American newspaper executive who was publisher of ''The Boston Globe'' from 1955 to 1977. Biography Taylor followed his paternal grandfather, Charles H. Taylor, and father, Willia ...

then became the third publisher of the ''Globe''. A grandson and namesake,

William O. Taylor II William Osgood Taylor II (July 19, 1932 – May 1, 2011) was an American journalist and newspaper executive who served as publisher of ''The Boston Globe'' from 1978 to 1997, during which time the ''Globe'' was sold to The New York Times Company f ...

, would also serve as publisher from 1978 to 1997.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, William O. 1871 births 1955 deaths People from Nashua, New Hampshire People from Boston Boston Latin School alumni Harvard College alumni The Boston Globe people American newspaper publishers (people) Editors of Massachusetts newspapers Taylor family