W.W. Taxis, William Wallace Taxis Jr. - 1871 / 1917 - Philadelphia Champion Cyclist 1890s - Automobile Racing Etc.

William W Taxis Jr. (W.W.Taxis) 1871 - Nov 23, 1917 - Class of 1892 University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Champion Competing Cyclist 1890s – Former member of Park Avenue and Century Wheelmen Cyclist Clubs.  Former Manager Ford Motor Co. Phila. Branch Showroom 441-451 North Broad St. 1905 – Son of William W. Taxis (Taxes) Sr. Wharf Builder 1826-1884 Monument Cemetery, and Naomi A Taxis 1847-1925, (Parents – 1880 Census) one time address 1804 N Park Place Phila..

Could not find a satisfactory biography in the person of "W.W.Taxis" in this little known phase of Philadelphia history that bridges the horse and carriage era and the age of the modern motor car. For a thin slice of history, cyclists and cycling clubs were the cutting edge technology of its day of pitting human endurance against new highly engineered cycling machinery. This age including many racing clubs on the east coast in cities had local heroes like W.W.Taxis who went from cycles into cars and car racing in terms of a few clippings researched and shown here.

Inquirer 16 Jun 1895

Inquirer 27 Aug 1905

(at the Traymore - Atlantic City)

Inquirer 9 Jan 1907

(1907 Philly Auto Show at the Armory)

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 24 Oct 1907

Inquirer 9 Jan 1907

(1907 Philly Auto Show at the Armory)

Inquirer 28 Nov 1917

University of Pennsylvania Alumni Volume 1922


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