Anson W.H. Taylor Jr. ’51

Born July 2, 1929, Anson was the son of Anson Wales Hard Taylor '19 and nephew of Joseph S. Young '19.

He prepared at Pomfret, was an SPIA major, business manager of the Princeton Tiger, member of Quadrangle Club, and roomed with Giff Malone and Peter Rounds. In 1954 he received a law degree from the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the law review and awarded the Order of the Coif. He and Marilyn Asbury were married Aug. 20, 1955.

Anson's legal career began with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius but was interrupted by three years of service in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps. In 1964 he joined the legal staff of the Philadelphia National Bank and in 1969, joined the legal staff of IU International Corp. as general counsel. In 1986 he became a partner in the law firm of Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz.

A preservationist, land conservator, fox hunter, equestrian, and family man, Anson contributed much to his community and particularly, to the Radnor (Pa.) Hunt.

He died of a stroke March 31, 2006, and is survived by Marilyn; their children, Stuart, Laura Gorham, and Anson III '83; and his sisters and brother, Anne Hicks, Audrey MacLean, Isabel Clay, and Barnabas McHenry '52.