James A. Taylor
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| James Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1971–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Norris Whitney |
| Succeeded by | Keith MacDonald |
| Constituency | Prince Edward-Lennox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1928/1929 (age 94–95)[1] Prince Edward County, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Farmer |
James A. Taylor (born 1928 or 1929) is a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1987 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis. Taylor was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Politics
Taylor campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1968 federal election, as a candidate of the federal Progressive Conservative Party. He finished third in Scarborough East, against Liberal candidate Martin Patrick O'Connell.[2]
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1971 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Barry Young by 3,404 votes in Prince Edward-Lennox.[3] He served as a backbench supporter of Bill Davis's government for the next four years, and was re-elected with a reduced majority in the 1975 election.[4] On October 7, 1975, Taylor was appointed to Davis's cabinet as Minister of Community and Social Services.[5]
Taylor was named as Davis's Minister of Energy on February 3, 1977,[6] and was re-elected with a greatly increased majority in the 1977 election.[7] He was dropped from cabinet on January 21, 1978, and again served as a government backbencher.[8] He was re-elected in the elections of 1981[9] and 1985.[10]
After serving in government for forty-two years, the Progressive Conservatives were reduced to a tenuous minority government in the 1985 election, and were subsequently defeated in the legislature on a motion of non-confidence. Taylor served in opposition as his party's Energy Critic, and did not run for re-election in 1987.
Taylor served as the first mayor of the amalgamated Prince Edward County from 1997 to 2003.[11]
Cabinet positions
| Provincial Government of Bill Davis | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Dennis Timbrell | Minister of Energy 1977–1978 |
Reuben Baetz |
| Rene Brunelle | Minister of Community and Social Services 1975–1977 |
Keith Norton |
References
- ↑ JAMES TAYLOR QUITS FORMER CABINET MINISTER SEEKS 'OTHER OPPORTUNITIES': [Final Edition] Capon, Alan. The Whig - Standard [Kingston, Ont] 10 Oct 1986: 1.
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