Gordon Tidman Explained

Gordon Tidman
Birth Date:21 August 1932
Birth Place:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Office1:MLA for Kings West
Term Start1:1967
Term End1:1971
Predecessor1:Paul Kinsman
Successor1:Frank Bezanson
Party:Progressive Conservative
Occupation:lawyer

Gordon Alfred Tidman, (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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Kings West. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-04.
  2. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-04-04. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 216.