James A. Taylor
James A. Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1971–1987 | |
| Preceded by | Norris Whitney |
| Succeeded by | Keith MacDonald |
| Constituency | Prince Edward—Lennox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Allan Taylor May 2, 1928 Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 1, 2020 (aged 92) Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse |
Mary Marguerite Robinson
(m. 1950) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Occupation | lawyer |
James Allan Taylor (May 2, 1928 – September 1, 2020) was 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.[1]
Politics
Taylor campaigned for the House of Commons of Canada 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] Taylor died on September 1, 2020, aged 92.[12]
Cabinet positions
References
- ^ JAMES TAYLOR QUITS FORMER CABINET MINISTER SEEKS 'OTHER OPPORTUNITIES': [Final Edition] Capon, Alan. The Whig - Standard [Kingston, Ont] 10 Oct 1986: 1.
- ^ "Results from parliamentary constituencies across the country, ridng by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 26, 1968. pp. 10–11.
- ^ "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
- ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
- ^ "Davis rebuffs Rhodes after appointing him housing portfolio". The Globe and Mail. October 8, 1975. pp. 1, 2.
- ^ Allen, David (February 3, 1977). "Davis names Timbrell new health minister". The Toronto Star. p. 1.
- ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ^ Williamson, Robert (January 23, 1978). "Scrivener's removal from Cabinet, Baetz posting to cause most talk". The Globe and Mail. p. 5.
- ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ^ "Prince Edward County Historic Notes". PEC Heritage Advisory Committee.
- ^ James A. Taylor's obituary