Taliaferro, Henry B.
- Identifier
- DBB-PER-01205
- Given Name
- Henry B.
- Family Name
- Taliaferro
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Year
- 1886
- Death Year
- 1948
- Description
- Henry B. Taliaferro was a prominent Black attorney in Detroit. For 34 years, he was a partner in the law firm Roxborough & Taliaferro, together with Charles A. Roxborough. He was born in Ordinary, Virginia, and came to Detroit as a young man after graduating from Virginia Union University in Richmond. He was a graduate of the Detroit College of Law.
- Migration Origin
- Ordinary, Virginia
- Related Person
-
Roxborough, Charles Anthony III
- Affiliation
-
This person was affiliated with the following organization(s):
Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery (Detroit Memorial Park Association)
Role: Other Leadership Role (Attorney)Roxborough & Taliaferro
Role: Owner and/or Operator - References
-
Henry Burghart Taliaferro, Find a Grave database, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263121248/henry-burghart-taliaferro.
- Documentation
- 1927 Detroit Negro Business League Directory, 17 (Roxborough & Talifero)
- 1935 BTWTA Directory, 12, 20 (Roxborough & Taliaferro)
- 1935 BTWTA Directory, 13, 22 (Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Title
- Taliaferro, Henry B.