Gordon Tidman
Gordon Tidman | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Kings West | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Kinsman |
| Succeeded by | Frank Bezanson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 21, 1932 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Gordon Alfred Tidman, KC (born August 21, 1932) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1967 to 1971. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]
Tidman was born in Country Harbour, Nova Scotia. He attended King's-Edgehill School, University of King's College and Dalhousie University, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree. In 1957, he married Margaret Sprague. He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Public Welfare from 1969 to 1970.[2] He was named a Queen's Counsel in 1974.[2] Tidman was appointed a judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in 1985. He retired from the court in 2007.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Electoral History for Kings West". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- 1 2 Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 216. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-04.