Biography
He came to Victoria BC from the UK in 1882.
He was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1886.
He was the Rector of St. Luke's Anglican Church, Victoria BC 1884-1888.
He served mainly in British Columbia but served in Ottawa 1888-1990.
He was an amateur entomologist and was appointed as the Honorary Provincial Entomologist of British Columbia in 1887.
He was also a noted amateur conchologist and entomologist.
He was Rector of an Anglican church near Nanaimo BC.
In 1908 he was appointed Curator of what is now known as the Pacific Biological Station and is credited with lobbying for its establishment.
In 1905 he was appointed a member of the Dominion Fisheries Commission for British Columbia.
Named Features
The Taylor Building at the Pacific Biological Station, Departure Bay BC.
References
- The Canadian Encyclopedia (2nd ed.) Volume IV Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers
- www.stlukesvictoria.ca ↗
- Email (Colin Levings - Nauticapedia 14/05/2020)
- Obituary- Proc BC Entomological Society 2 n.s.:1-4 (1913)
- John M. MacFarlane (2020)
