David James Taylor
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David James Taylor was an Ontario
farmer and political figure. He represented Grey North
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1919 to 1934 as a Liberal-United Farmers
, United Farmers, Progressive
and finally Liberal-Progressive
member.
He was born in Keppel Township, Ontario, the son of George Taylor, and was educated in Wiarton
. He returned to take over the operation of the family farm. He resigned his seat in 1934 to accept an appointment as Deputy Minister of Game and Fisheries.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
farmer and political figure. He represented Grey North
Grey North
Grey North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the County of Grey into two ridings: Grey South and Grey North...
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1919 to 1934 as a Liberal-United Farmers
United Farmers of Ontario
The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...
, United Farmers, Progressive
Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
and finally Liberal-Progressive
Liberal-Progressive
Liberal-Progressive was a label used by a number of candidates in Canadian elections between 1926 and 1953. In federal and Ontario politics, there was no formal Liberal-Progressive party, but it was an alliance between two separate parties...
member.
He was born in Keppel Township, Ontario, the son of George Taylor, and was educated in Wiarton
Wiarton, Ontario
Wiarton is a community in Bruce County, Ontario, at the western end of Colpoys Bay, an inlet off Georgian Bay, on the Bruce Peninsula. The community is part of the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario....
. He returned to take over the operation of the family farm. He resigned his seat in 1934 to accept an appointment as Deputy Minister of Game and Fisheries.