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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.