Thomas Moore Costello Explained

Thomas Moore Costello
Office:Ontario MPP
Term Start:1926
Term End:1929
Predecessor:John Carty
Successor:Thomas Patrick Murray
Constituency:Renfrew South
Party:Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Birth Date:27 April 1883
Birth Place:Brudenell, Renfrew County, Ontario
Death Place:near Bothwell, Ontario
Profession:Lawyer
Spouse:Mae McKay

Thomas Moore Costello (April 27, 1883 – October 29, 1954) was a lawyer, judge[1] and political figure in Ontario. He represented Renfrew Southin the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1929 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Brudenell, Renfrew County in 1883,[1] [2] the son of James Costello and Rachel Craig, and was educated in Brudenell, in Renfrew, at the University of Ottawa and at Osgoode Hall. Costello was called to the Ontario bar in 1914. He married Mae McKay. Costello ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1923. He was named a judge for the Huron County court in 1931.[1] Still serving as Huron County Judge, Costello died in a collision on a highway intersection, when his vehicle collided with a truck, in 1954.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Government Appoints Judges to Fill Five Vacancies . Ottawa Citizen . March 4, 1931 . 7 . 2011-06-26.
  2. Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Normandin, P.G.. Normandin, A.L.. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1929. P. G. Normandin. 0315-6168. 2015-08-02.
  3. "Huron Judge Dies in Crash; Passenger Hurt",The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) [Toronto, Ont] 30 Oct 1954: 14.