W. F. Taylor | |
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| Born | William Franklin Taylor May 16, 1877 Campbellford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 12, 1945 (aged 67) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Resting place | Cathedral of St. John Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Dentist |
| Years active | 1898 – 1945 |
| Known for | Founding president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association |
| Awards | Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame |
William Franklin Taylor (May 16, 1877 – April 12, 1945) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He was the founding president of both the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) and the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association in 1914, and also served as president of the Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League. He sought for the Allan Cup to be symbollic of the amateur hockey championship of Canada, and to establish a national authority to oversee competition for the trophy. He allied the CAHA with the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada against professionalism and to promote amateur sport and expand hockey in Canada. He supported a desire by the players to govern their own affairs, to standardize ice hockey rules and ice hockey rink dimensions, and recognition of the authority and judgment of on-ice officials. Taylor assisted with patriotic fundraising to contribute to the World War I effort in Canada, and served the community in Winnipeg as a leading member of the Elks and the Shriners. He sat on the board of governors for The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg and the local Children's Aid Society, and was posthumously inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.