NationMaster - Encyclopedia: John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney

The Rt. Hon. John David Taylor- Baron Kilclooney of Armagh John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (b. December 24, 1937) is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and now a life peer. He was deputy leader of the party from 1995 to 2001, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Married 1970 to Mary Todd and has six children. The Privy Council of Northern Ireland was a formal body of advisors to the Sovereign and was a vehicle for the monarchs prerogative powers in the province. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... The Northern Ireland Assembly is a home rule legislature established in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but currently under suspension. ...

Taylor was educated at the Royal School, Armagh and the Queens University of Belfast (B.Sc) Queens University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland and a member of the Russell Group (the UKs top 20 research universities). ...

He served as MP for Strangford in the British House of Commons between 1983 and 2001. Previously he also served as MP for South Tyrone in the former Northern Ireland House of Commons between 1965 and 1972 and served in the unionist government as Minister of State at the Ministry of Home Affairs. He resigned from office in 1971, in protest against the security measures of the then Prime Minister, James Chichester-Clark. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Strangford is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about County Tyrone. ... The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from June 7, 1921 to March 30, 1972, when it was suspended. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... In the context of Irish politics, Unionists are people in Northern Ireland, who wish to see the continuation of the Act of Union 1800, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which Northern Ireland, created in that latter Act, remains part of the United Kingdom of Great... The Right Honourable James Dawson Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola, PC, DL (February 12, 1923â€“May 17, 2002) was the fifth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. ...

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. The term Official IRA relates to one of the two elements of the Irish Republican Army - the other being the Provisional IRA - that emerged from the ideological split in the Irish Republican movement in 1969-70. ... Joe McCann was an Irish Republican Army and later Official Irish Republican Army Volunteer from Belfast. ... Fermanagh & South Tyrone is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

He became a Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland in 1979, remaining an MEP until 1989. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1982 for North Down. He then became MP for Strangford in 1983, until 2001. He appears on the list of speakers at the Annual Conference of the Conservative Monday Club's Young Members' Group, at the United Oxford & Cambridge Club in Pall Mall, on 18 November 1989, when he spoke on The Union and Northern Ireland. A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Strangford is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... The Conservative Monday Club (widely known as the Monday Club) is a British right-wing [1] pressure-group with its origins in the Conservative Party. ... Pall mall illustrated in Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs, published 1891 Pall mall (pronounced pal-mal or pell-mell) or palle maille was a game played in the 16th and 17th centuries, and a precursor to croquet. ...

Following the 2001 General Election he was created a life peer as Baron Kilclooney, of Armagh in the County of Armagh. In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 kmÂ² Population (est. ...

He was also a member of Castlereagh Borough Council from 1993-1997. For the statesman commonly called Castlereagh, see Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Castlereagh Borough Council is a Local Council in Northern Ireland. ...

He owns Alpha Newspapers which operates local newspaper titles in Northern Ireland and the Republic. The Alpha Newspaper Group is owned by Lord Kilclooney, the former Ulster Unionist Deputy Leader and M.P., also known as John Taylor. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Ian Paisley - Deputy First Minister... Anthem: (Irish) The Soldiers Song Republic of Ireland() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the European Union() [] Capital (and largest city) Dublin Official languages Irish, English Government Republic - President Mary McAleese - Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, TD Independence from the United Kingdom - Declared 24 April 1916 - Recognised 6 December 1922 - Current constitution...

He sat on the Northern Ireland Policing Board between 1998 and 2006. The Northern Ireland Policing Board is the Police Authority for Northern Ireland, charged with supervising the activities of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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