Donald Taylor (Yukon politician)

Don Taylor
MLA for Watson Lake
In office
1961–1985
Succeeded byDave Porter
Personal details
Born
Donald Emerson Taylor

(1933-09-22)September 22, 1933
Toronto, Ontario
DiedOctober 7, 2012(2012-10-07) (aged 79)
Watson Lake, Yukon
Political partyYukon Progressive Conservative Party

Donald Emerson "Don" Taylor (September 22, 1933 – October 7, 2012) was a former political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He represented Watson Lake in the Yukon Territorial Council from 1961 to 1978, and then in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1985, as a Progressive Conservative then Independent member.

He was born in Toronto, the son of Emerson R. Taylor and Olive Kennedy, and educated in Toronto, Aurora and Lakefield. Johnston served as Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1985. Before entering politics, Taylor was employed in mining exploration and aviation.

Taylor was defeated by Dave Porter when he ran for reelection in 1985.[1] He died in 2012 of lung cancer.[2]

  1. ^ "Watson Lake". Yukon Votes 2006. CBC News. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  2. ^ "Territory loses a political cowboy". Yukon News. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.