Richard Sanderson Taylor
1866 — 6 June 1932
Richard Sanderson Taylor (8‑49‑19)
Richard Sanderson Taylor was born in Leeds, England in 1866 and came to Australia as a boy with his parents. He was educated in Sydney where his father was a Baptist Church minister. He began his journalistic career in the early 1880's on the Sydney Daily Telegraph. In 1888 he joined the Brisbane Courier and, with the exception of a short period spent on the Hansard staff, was a member of the Courier staff for the remainder of his life. Richard became principal law reporter and music and drama critic, a post that he held until he became principal leader writer. In June 1919 he became editor of the Courier until he suffered a paralytic stroke in April 1932 and passed away on 6 June of that year.
Editor's office at the Brisbane Courier, ca. 1922. Richard Sanderson Taylor, who was the editor at this time, is seated at his desk. - State Library of Queensland.