George William Taylor

George William Taylor, QC (born November 5, 1937) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the government of William Davis. Taylor was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

For the American Civil War general of the same name, see George W. Taylor (general).

George Taylor
Ontario MPP
In office
1977–1985
Preceded byDavid Evans
Succeeded byEarl Rowe
ConstituencySimcoe Centre
Personal details
Born (1937-11-05) November 5, 1937
Hamilton, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ProfessionLawyer

Background

Taylor was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and educated at McMaster University (received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960) and the Osgoode Hall Law School. He practiced as a lawyer in Barrie, taught business law at Georgian College for ten years, and was named a Queen's Counsel in 1977.[1] As of 2005, he is director of the United Appeal in Barrie, director of the Barrie YM-YWCA and campaign chairman for the Canadian Cancer Society. He also plays with the Barrie Oldtimers Hockey Team.[1]

Politics

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1977 provincial election, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Paul Wessenger by 5,434 votes in Simcoe Centre.[2] He served as a government backbench supporter for the next four years, and was re-elected in the 1981 election.[3] He was named to Davis's cabinet on February 13, 1982 as Solicitor General.[4] 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.[5] He did not run for re-election in 1985.[5]

After politics

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.[6]

References
  1. "Taylor, George William". McMaster Alumni Association. McMaster University. Archived from the original on 8 May 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
  3. Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. "Labor Leaders Wary Of Davis Cabinet Shuffle". Windsor Star. February 15, 1982. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. "Former Solicitor-general Will Not Seek Re-election". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 23 March 1985. p. A22. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  6. "Subcommittee reports - Intended appointments". Hansard. Government of Ontario. Archived from the original on 8 July 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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