James Hugh Taylor (20 March 1920 – 23 September 2005) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the

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from 1960 to 1981, representing the electorate of Temora. Taylor was born in

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, and was educated by correspondence and at All Saints College in Bathurst. He worked as a station hand after leaving school, before enlisting in the

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in 1940. He left the military at the conclusion of

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and worked as a property manager at

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for a period, before becoming a soldier settler at

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in 1950. He was active in local affairs, serving as district president of the Farmer and Settlers' Association and chairman of the Forbes to Tottenham Water Development League. He was elected as a councillor of the Shire of Goobang in 1956 and the Central Tablelands County Council in 1959, holding both roles until 1962. Taylor entered state politics in 1960, winning a

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for the seat of Temora caused by the death of former County Party deputy leader

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. He was easily re-elected seven times, and was elected party whip in 1973. Taylor retired in 1981 after his Temora electorate was abolished in a redistribution. He died at

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in 2005.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jim 1920 births 2005 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians Australian Army personnel of World War II