While a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) during World War II, he also served with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Taylor also felt the Social Credit caucus was "moving to the left" and was supporting the federal Liberals.
[4] Early in 1979, Taylor was approached to run for the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1979 federal election in Bow River, which included Drumheller.
He challenged incumbent Tory MP Stanley Schumacher for the PC nomination—the real contest in this strongly conservative riding.
Taylor became known for hosting an annual hockey game between the Members of Parliament and the House of Commons Pages.