George Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1977–1985 | |
| Preceded by | David Evans |
| Succeeded by | Earl Rowe |
| Constituency | Simcoe Centre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5,1937 Hamilton,Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Lawyer |
George William Taylor, KC (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.
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]
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]
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]