Who's Who in the Far East/TAYLOR, Charles Henry Brewitt
TAYLOR, Charles Henry Brewitt (MENGTSZ), F.R.A.S.; Acting Commissioner of Customs; b. Dec. 11, 1857; m. 1894, Ann, d. Alexander Michie. Educ.: Privately. Came out to Foochow in 1880, as Prof. of Mathematics and Navigation in the Schools at Foochow Arsenal; left in 1891, and joined I.M.C. as Asst.-Acting Chinese Sec. to Inspector General of Customs, 1898-1900; acting Commissioner of Customs at Swatow, 1900-01; District Postmaster, Shanghai, 1903-5; in Peking during siege of Legations, 1900 (mentioned in Brit. Minister's despatches for good services). Decorations: China War Medal, 1900, clasp "Defence of Legations; Double Dragon, 3rd class. Publications: " Problems and Theorems in Navigation"; "Chats in Chinese." Clubs: Shanghai; Royal Societies. Address: I.M. Customs, Mengtsz, Yunnan, China.