John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney
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The Right Honourable The Lord Kilclooney PC (NI) |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford |
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In office 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Assembly Established |
| Succeeded by | Michelle McIlveen |
| Member of the UK Parliament for Strangford |
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In office 9 June 1983 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Iris Robinson |
| Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland |
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In office 10 June 1979 – 15 June 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Parliament Established |
| Succeeded by | Jim Nicholson |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for South Tyrone |
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In office 25 November 1965 – 30 March 1972 |
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| Preceded by | William Frederick McCoy |
| Succeeded by | Parliament Abolished |
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| Born | 24 December 1937 |
| Nationality | British |
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Crossbench (formerly) Ulster Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Todd |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (born 24 December 1937) is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and a life peer. He was deputy leader of the UUP from 1995 to 2001, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Taylor was educated at The Royal School, Armagh, and The Queen's University of Belfast (BSc). He married Mary Todd in 1970 and has six children. Lord Kilclooney owns Alpha Newspapers which operates local newspaper titles in Northern Ireland and the Republic. He is a member of the Farmers Club in London, and the County Club in Armagh City.
Lord Kilclooney's political career began as MP for South Tyrone in the Northern Ireland House of Commons between 1965 and 1972 and served in the government of Northern Ireland as Minister of State at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
In February 1972, he survived an assassination attempt by the Official Irish Republican Army. Two men, including Joe McCann (who was himself shot dead some months afterwards whilst evading arrest) raked his car with bullets, hitting Taylor five times in the head. Taylor survived, but needed extensive reconstructive surgery on his jaw. Despite this, Taylor soon re-entered politics. He represented Fermanagh & South Tyrone in the short-lived Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973 and dissolved in 1974, following the collapse of the power-sharing Executive.
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