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Robert Rochon Taylor (April 12, 1899 – March 1, 1957) was an American housing advocate and banker. A founder of the Illinois Federal Savings and Loan, a mortgager for black residents of Chicago's South Side, Taylor was the first black member of the Chicago Housing Authority and later its chairman.
In 1942, the year of Taylor’s death, his son Robert Rochon Taylor became the first African-American Chairman of the Chicago Housing Authority. Rochon was an architect and civic leader in Chicago, Illinois.
19 de dic. de 2009 · Robert Rochon Taylor is the grandfather of Valerie Jarrett, the senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 12, 1899, Taylor originally studied architecture at Washington, D.C. ‘s Howard University (1916-1919).
4 de oct. de 2022 · The MIT Museum is now displaying the diploma of Robert Robinson Taylor, MIT’s first Black graduate, from 1892 — re-discovered by the family of former presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett, Taylor’s great-granddaughter. Jarrett talked about Taylor’s legacy in a campus event.
22 de may. de 2016 · Jarrett's great-grandfather Robert Robinson Taylor is believed to be the first African-American graduate of MIT and the country's first accredited African-American architect.
19 de dic. de 2009 · The Robert R. Taylor Homes in Chicago, Illinois were named after Robert Rochon Taylor, a black architect and civic leader who became the Chicago Housing Authority’s first African American chairman in 1942. Construction of the Robert R. Taylor Homes began in 1959 and was completed in 1963.
Robert Rochon Taylor (April 12, 1899 – March 1, 1957) was an American housing advocate and banker. A founder of the Illinois Federal Savings and Loan, a mortgager for black residents of Chicago's South Side, Taylor was the first black member of the Chicago Housing Authority and later its chairman.
