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
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative
Occupation lawyer

Gordon Alfred Tidman (born August 21, 1932) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. 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 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 to the Queen's Counsel in 1974.[2]

References

  1. "Electoral History for Kings West". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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 2014-11-09.