John Russell Taylor (Canadian politician)
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John Russell Taylor was a Canadian
politician. He was the Progressive Conservative
Member of Parliament
from Vancouver—Burrard
from 1957 to 1962.
Taylor was defeated in the 1963 general election. He was defeated in the 1974 general election when he ran in Vancouver Kingsway.
Taylor was a member of the Law Society of British Columbia from 1946 until his retirement in 1988. He was one of the first lawyers in Canada to be involved in mostly immigration law matters. Taylor gained recognition in 1957 with his representation of William Hanna, "the man without a country," whose case was used by the opposition Progressive Conservative Party in the House of Commons to attack the then government's handling of immigration matters.
In the 1960s Taylor was counsel for Robert Brooks, an American citizen who was granted landing as an immigrant in 1963. He was ordered deported in 1968 on grounds that he gave false and misleading information. An appeal against the deportation order was eventually considered by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1974, which, in a precedent setting case determined that the person did not have to knowingly present false or misleading information.
During the 1970s, Taylor acted for David Duke
, the Ku Klux Klan member, when he was removed from Canada.
He was the second son of Fred "Cyclone" Taylor
, the member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Taylor was an uncle of Mark Taylor, a professional ice hockey player in the 1980s.
Canada
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politician. He was the Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
Member of Parliament
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from Vancouver—Burrard
Vancouver—Burrard
Vancouver—Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard riding...
from 1957 to 1962.
Taylor was defeated in the 1963 general election. He was defeated in the 1974 general election when he ran in Vancouver Kingsway.
Taylor was a member of the Law Society of British Columbia from 1946 until his retirement in 1988. He was one of the first lawyers in Canada to be involved in mostly immigration law matters. Taylor gained recognition in 1957 with his representation of William Hanna, "the man without a country," whose case was used by the opposition Progressive Conservative Party in the House of Commons to attack the then government's handling of immigration matters.
In the 1960s Taylor was counsel for Robert Brooks, an American citizen who was granted landing as an immigrant in 1963. He was ordered deported in 1968 on grounds that he gave false and misleading information. An appeal against the deportation order was eventually considered by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1974, which, in a precedent setting case determined that the person did not have to knowingly present false or misleading information.
During the 1970s, Taylor acted for David Duke
David Duke
David Ernest Duke is a former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan an American activist and writer, and former Republican Louisiana State Representative. He was also a former candidate in the Republican presidential primaries in 1992, and in the Democratic presidential primaries in...
, the Ku Klux Klan member, when he was removed from Canada.
He was the second son of Fred "Cyclone" Taylor
Cyclone Taylor
Frederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and civil servant. Taylor was one of the earliest professional players. He played professionally for the Portage Lakes Hockey Club, the Ottawa Hockey Club and the Vancouver Millionaires from 1905 to 1923...
, the member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Taylor was an uncle of Mark Taylor, a professional ice hockey player in the 1980s.