Reginald Taylor

Sir Reginald William Taylor, CMG (1 December 1895 – 19 October 1971), known informally as Rex Taylor, was a British civil engineer and civil servant who worked in several British colonies.

Early life and education Reginald William Taylor was born on 1 December 1895 to John Edward Taylor and his wife Mary Houldsworth, née Alexander. He attended St Lawrence College in Ramsgate before studying at University College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Career After serving in France during the First World War, he began working for the Public Works Department in the Uganda Protectorate in 1921. Sir George Seel wrote in an obituary of Taylor in The Times that he was "a widely experienced and talented civil engineer".