Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor, a symbol of recovery for the City of San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake and fire. Appointed to office in July 1907 to fill the vacancy left by the trial of Mayor Eugene Schmitz, Taylor served until January 1910. The achievements of his administration include the initial development of the Hetch Hetchy water system, the suppression of bubonic plague, the reconstruction of City buildings and infrastructure, and the establishment of the Municipal Railway. Taylor was also a lawyer and Dean of Hastings Law School for 20 years, a physician and President of the Cooper Medical School, a San Francisco Public Library trustee, and the first president of the Book Club of California.
The Life and Times of Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor
Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor, a symbol of recovery for the City of San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake and fire. Appointed to office in July 1907 to fill the vacancy left by the trial of Mayor Eugene Schmitz, Taylor served until January 1910. The achievements of his administration include the initial development of the Hetch Hetchy water system, the suppression of bubonic plague, the reconstruction of City buildings and infrastructure, and the establishment of the Municipal Railway. Taylor was also a lawyer and Dean of Hastings Law School for 20 years, a physician and President of the Cooper Medical School, a San Francisco Public Library trustee, and the first president of the Book Club of California.
