The New York herald., 1921-05-29
HenryA.C. Taylor,
Prominent Banker,
Dies While Sleeping
Heart Weakness Develops At
ter He Passes Through At
tack of Pneumonia.

Mr. Henry A. c. Taylor son of the
late Moses Taylor. and. like his father.
one of the best known of American finan-
ciers, died yesterday in his home, East
Seventy-first street. in his Slst year.
after an illness of several months The
funeral is TO be held Tuesday forenoon
at 10 o'clock in Grace Church. Broad
way and Tenth street.
Mr. Taylor caught severe cold in
February and developed pneumonia He
passed the crisis and it was thought that
his strong constitution would bring him
successfully through his Illness, but a
few days ago heart weakness developed.
Early yesterday he died in his sleep,
with Mrs. Taylor and Mr.. Taylor's two
sons, Moses and Henry Richmond Tay-
Tor, at the bedside
Henry Augustus Colt Taylor was
born in New York on January 19, 1871,
and was a member of family OF
American financiers. The founder of the
American branch of his family was
Moses Taylor. who was a successful
London merchant when he came TO New
York in the first half of the eighteenth
century. He advertised his business in
the New York Gazette OF 1850 as "At the
corner house opposite the Fly Market"
He had a large family. to which was
added. in 1893, soon after his arrival in
New York. a son by the name of Jacob
r. Taylor. who followed in the footsteps
of his father and grandfather asa mer-
chant. became prominent In social and
political life. served with John Hone
and John Ireland on the Board of Alder
men. had business relations with John
Jacob Astor and died at his home. at
the corner Of Broadway and Morris
street.
While not engaged actively in busi-
ness for many years. Mr.. II. A. c. Tay-
lor maintained close relations with q
number of important corporations. He
was a director Of the National City
Bank. with which his nephew. the late
Noses Taylor Pyne. held similar rela-
tions. He was director of the Cayuga
and Susquehanna Railroad and of the
Newport Trust Company of Newport.
r. l.. where he had n summer home
through fifty years Of his married life.
He also was a trustee OF the New York
Life and Trust Company and was q
member Of the board of managers Of the
Delaware Laclawanna and Western
Railroad.
Mr.. Taylor went into the reorganiza-
tion OF the Metropolitan Opera and Real
Estate Company, owner OF the Metropol-
itan Opera House, with the late Angus
tus p. Juilliard in the early sos and for
a number of years had been a director
and ce-president He jealously guard
ed the best social traditions Of the opera
house and was q regular attendant at
performances there. His box was NO. 10
in the parterre row. lie was fond OF
gathering his friends about him in his
New York and Newport homes at small
dinners His favorite club was the Met
ropolitan, Of which he was one or the
founders. He was member or the
Union. Knickerbocker. Tuxedo, Univer-
sity and Downtown clubs. He also was
one of the oldest members OF the New
York Yacht Club in term OF membership
and took pleasure in short cruises on
board his steam yacht Wanderer.
Mr.. Taylor was graduated from Co.
lurnbia In 1861 and married daughter
OF Daniel b. Fearing OF Newport and
New York in 1868. Mrs. Taylor died
twenty years ago and several years after
her death he married Miss Josephine A.
Johnson, daughter OF the late Mrs. Hez-
ron Johnson. The surviving children oi
Mr.. Taylor are Henry Richmond Taylor
who Is unmarried Moses Taylor. wno
married a daughter of the late Heber *
Bishop. and Countess Della Gherardesca
who has lived for several years IN
Cannes France.