Allen Arthur
Taylor
(b 1864 - d 1940) Alderman for Pyrmont Ward, 1 December 1902 to 1
December 1912 and for Bourke Ward, 1 December 1915 to 30 November 1924.
He was a timber merchant and ship-owner. He was the
Managing Director of Allen
Taylor
& Co Ltd. dealing with hardwood timber supply and Chairman of the
Illawarra and South Coast Steam Navigation Co Ltd and the North Coast
Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
In 1895, he was elected to the Municipal Council of
Annandale and was Mayor there, 1897-1902.
At the Sydney City Council, he was credited for
persuading the Parliament to grant the Council additional powers of
resumption and borrowing money; the clearing of the slums including
Wexford Street, now known as Wentworth Avenue in the City; the widening of Oxford Street and the creation of
Taylor
Square that bears his name.
above PICTURE AND DETAILS FROM CITY OF SYDNEY WEB
SITE
robert Taylor &
The Real Taylor's Square
