Morse was the proud son of a distinguished New England family, Mr. Langston Taylor, the Greatest Name in SIGMA. His gravesite sits at the highest peak.įounder A. Founder Taylor retired from federal service from the Smithsonian Institute.įounder Taylor is buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland (right outside of Washington, D.C.). He held offices and was instrumental in the following organizations: The Washington Art Society, The Derby Club, The Banneker Research Society, The Mu-So-Lit Club and the Tennessee State Club.Ī tireless worker, he worked hard to see that Sigma maintained its illustrious history, by serving on the history committee and providing numerous forms of notes, minutes and oral history to those who served with him. The members of the Alpha Sigma chapter called Founder Taylor “Prof”, short for professor, because he was always carrying a book, files or reading. He also served as President of the Distinguished Service Chapter.īrothers have described our Founder as distinguished, poised and truly a hard worker. He began serving humanity by founding Sigma, to which he gave twelve consecutive years of service as a National Officer, serving as National President, National Treasurer, National Secretary and Field Secretary. He was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Potomac Investment Company, Director of the Federal Life Insurance Company and President of the Taylor Tobacco Company.įounder Taylor coined “Culture for Service, Service for Humanity”.
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He received his college and professional training at Howard and Frelinghuysen University in Washington, D.C.įounder Taylor chose business for his life’s career and from 1917 to 1926 he conducted a real estate and insurance business. He graduated from the Howe Institute in 1909 which is now Lemoyne-Owen College in Memphis.
Langston Taylor, the founder of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
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