Hugh Stott Taylor, 6 February 1890 - 17 April 1974

Abstract

Hugh Stott Taylor, the third child of James and Ellen (néeStott) Taylor, was born at St Helens, Lancashire, on 6 February 1890. He had four brothers and three sisters. His father was a glass technologist who, during a period of fifty years, made notable improvements in the quality of plate glass and in the manufacture of coloured glass. Hugh inherited from his father an early interest in the application of science to the solution of industrial problems and an ability to resolve difficulties by experiment. His mother, before her marriage, had been headmistress of a school and devoted to the education of the poor. Relatives on both sides of the family were concerned with local government. James Stott, J.P., uncle, was Chairman of the Hindley Urban District Council and a great uncle, Edward Johnson, had been Mayor of St Helens.