William Davis Taylor

William Davis Taylor (April 2, 1908 – February 19, 2002) was an American newspaper executive who was publisher of The Boston Globe from 1955 to 1977.

Biography Taylor was born in Boston, was educated at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts,

Taylor followed his paternal grandfather, Charles H. Taylor, and father, William O. Taylor, as publisher of The Boston Globe.

Taylor was the first publisher of the Globe to appoint an editor in 75 years, naming Laurence L. Winship to the role in 1955. During Taylor's time as publisher, the Globe made its first political endorsement, supporting Kevin White in the 1967 Boston mayoral election.

Upon his retirement at the end of 1977, he was succeeded as publisher by his son William O. Taylor II. Taylor died at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 2002 at age 93.