Donald Emerson "Don" Taylor (September 22, 1933 – October 7, 2012) was a former political figure in the

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, Canada. He represented Watson Lake in the

Yukon Territorial Council The Yukon Territorial Council was a political body in the Canadian territory of Yukon, prior to the creation of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Although not a full legislature, the council acted as an advisory body to the Commissioner of Yukon, and ...

from 1961 to 1978, and then in the

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from 1978 to 1985, as a Progressive Conservative then Independent member. He was born in

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, the son of Emerson R. Taylor and Olive Kennedy, and educated in Toronto,

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and Lakefield. Johnston served as

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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. He died in 2012 of lung cancer.

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* 1933 births 2012 deaths Members of the Yukon Territorial Council Politicians from Toronto Speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly Yukon Party MLAs {{Yukon-politician-stub