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Major Austin Cotterell Taylor (CBE) (January 17, 1889 - November 1, 1965) was a Canadian mining executive and developer, financier, and philanthropist in developing thoroughbred horse racing in British Columbia.〔(''Vancouver Sun'' - April 17, 2007 )〕 Born in East York, Ontario, Austin Taylor was educated at St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario where he would later become a member of the Board of Governors.〔("St Andrew's College Review, Mid-winter 1955" )〕 Taylor would make his home in the province of British Columbia where he would make a fortune in the mining and lumber industries, notably through Bralorne Mines, Ltd. of which he was President.〔(''The Spokesman-Review'' (Spokane, Washington) - May 3, 1952 )〕 An influential business figure in Canada, in 1934 the Wall Street Journal announced his appointment to the Board of Directors of British Columbia Power Corp.〔(''Wall Street Journal'' - October 2, 1934 )〕 and later was appointed a director of the Bank of Canada.〔(''New York Times'' - November 4, 1965 )〕 Austin Taylor married Kathleen Elliott of Winnipeg, Manitoba with whom he had three children. Daughter, Patricia Aldyen Austin Taylor married American conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley, Jr..〔(''New York Times - April 16, 2007 )〕 ==Wartime service== During World War I, Austin Taylor was part of the Canadian military and was appointed director of the Department of Aeronautical Supplies with responsibility for overseeing the harvesting and preparation of spruce lumber for military aircraft production.〔(National Library of New Zealand copy of an article in the ''Poverty Bay Herald'', Volume XLV, Issue 14674, 6 August 1918, Page 6 )〕 During World War II, Major Taylor was appointed chairman of the British Columbia Security Commission, a provincial government agency created to manage Japanese Canadian internment. In recognition of his service, Taylor was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.〔(''re:place'' magazine - November 2, 2009 )〕 Austin Taylor died at age seventy-six in 1965.〔(''New York Times'' - November 3, 1965 obituary for Austin C. Taylor )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Austin Cotterell Taylor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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