Political Campaigns
His community political activity has been enlivened by having worked in every federal and provincial political campaign in every capacity since 1957 and for many parties and candidates. He supported and worked behalf of Arthur Evans MPP, Dr. Rynard MP, Leonard Reilly MPP, “Whipper” Billy Watson, Thomas Wardle MPP, Frank McGee MP, Arthur Meen MPP, Bobby McDonald MP, Casimer Bielski, Ward Markle, Dalton Camp, Douglas Lewis MP, Ronald Stewart MP, Earle Rowe MPP, Edna Anderson MP, Jack Ramsay, Paul Wessenger MPP, Joe Tascona MPP, Aileen Carroll MP and MPP, Patrick Brown MP and numerous civic politicians.
He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1977 provincial election, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Paul Wessenger by 5,434 votes in Simcoe Centre. He served as a government backbencher for the next four years, and was re-elected in the 1981 election. He was named to Davis's cabinet on February 13, 1982 as Solicitor General. Taylor supported Larry Grossman's bid to succeed Davis as party leader, and was dropped from cabinet when Frank Miller became Premier of Ontario on February 8, 1985. He did not run for re-election in 1985.
Taylor returned to his legal practice after leaving the legislature. In 2001, he was appointed to the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal by the government of Mike Harris.
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