William Lee Taylor

William Lee Taylor (1854 – January 27, 1915), also known as W. L. Taylor, was an American bank president, Baptist minister, teacher, and farmer in Virginia. He served as the Grand Master of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers (or simply True Reformers) in Richmond, Virginia. He was on the executive committee of Booker T. Washington's National Negro Business League.

Early life and education William Lee Taylor was born enslaved in 1854, in Caroline County, Virginia. After the American civil war ended in 1865, Taylor worked as a farming contractor for the next few years.

He attended the Richmond Institute (now Richmond Theological Institute) for three years. Taylor was the president of the True Reformers Savings Bank. After the True Reformers Banks (in Richmond and Washington, D.C.) opened in April 1889, the volume of business was more than $16 million US dollars.

Taylor was on the executive committee of the National Negro Business League, founded by Booker T. Washington. It was designed by architect John A. Lankford.