Gordon Tidman

Gordon Tidman
MLA for Kings West
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byPaul Kinsman
Succeeded byFrank Bezanson
Personal details
Born (1932-08-21) August 21, 1932 (age 92)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationlawyer

Gordon Alfred Tidman, QC (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

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ^ a b 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.