Tweedie was born in River John, Nova Scotia, on March 4, 1871, to James Tweedie a Methodist Minister, and his wife Rachael Susannah.[1] He graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1902 and subsequently entered Harvard University, where he earned a law degree in 1905. He was admitted to the bar in Nova Scotia in 1905, and then moved to Alberta where he would be one of the last individuals admitted to the bar in the Northwest Territories on July 10, 1907.[2] Settling in Calgary he would begin to practice law with future MLA Alexander McGillivray, and was named King's Counsel on March 19, 1913.[2]
Provincial careeredit
Tweedie was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a 1911 by-election and served the Calgary seat that had been previously vacated by Richard Bennett. In this elected he ran under the Conservative banner. Tweedie defeated popular municipal alderman Thomas Skinner who ran as a Liberal candidate.
Tweedie was re-elected to his second term in the 1913 Alberta general election. The Calgary riding was broken up into 3 different ridings under the redistribution bill passed by the Sifton government. Thomas ran in the new riding of Centre Calgary. He won his second term in the legislature with a large margin defeating Liberal candidate John McDougall.[3]
In the 1917 Alberta general election he ran for re-election in Calgary Centre, this time being defeated by Alex Ross who ran as a Labor candidate. Thomas would quickly make the jump to federal politics running in the federal election later that year.
Federal careeredit
After Thomas lost his seat in the 1917 provincial election, he attempted a run at federal politics. Thomas ran as a Unionist member in the new Calgary West federal riding during the 1917 federal election. He won a comfortable victory and served as the first Member of Parliament for the riding in the coalition government.
Thomas served most of his first in term parliament, until he vacated his seat on October 14, 1921, after he was appointed as a Justice to the Bench.
Judicial careeredit
Thomas was appointed as a judge to the Supreme Court of Alberta Trial Division in Calgary on September 15, 1921[2] and subsequently resigned his seat in the House of Commons. He served as a justice for 23 years, where he was known for his judgements on civil actions including contracts, bankruptcies, and torts, before being appointed as a Chief justice on August 16, 1944.[2] Tweedie's reputation as a popular and well respected legal mind would be somewhat tarnished after his involvement assisting the Alberta Minister of Public Works Oran McPherson with his divorce in 1932. Tweedie would hold court in the judge's library in Edmonton to expedite the process, and when McPherson's wife challenged the divorce, the matter ended up in front of the Privy Council.[4]
He would die a short time later on October 4, 1944, after attending a dinner in his honour hosted by the Lethbridge Bar Association at the age of 73.[2]
Referencesedit
^Chambers, Ernest J. (1919). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: The Mortimer Company. p. 189. ISBN9781414401416. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ abcdeKnafla, Louis A. (1997). Lords of the western bench: a biographical history of the supreme and district courts of Alberta, 1876-1990. The Legal Archives Society of Alberta. pp. 183–184. ISBN0-9681939-0-0. OL 17525532M. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^"Centre Calgary results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
^Mittelstadt, David (2005). Foundations of Justice: Alberta's Historic Courthouses. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press. p. 184. ISBN9781552381236. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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Thomas Mitchell March Tweedie KC March 4 1871 October 4 1944 was a Canadian politician lawyer and chief justice in Alberta Canada The HonourableThomas Mitchell March TweedieKCMember of Parliament of Canada for Calgary WestIn office December 17 1917 December 5 1921Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary 1911 1913 Centre Calgary 1913 1917 In office October 31 1911 June 6 1917Personal detailsBorn 1871 03 04 March 4 1871River John Nova ScotiaDiedOctober 4 1944 1944 10 04 aged 73 Lethbridge AlbertaPolitical partyConservative Provincial Unionist Federal Alma materMount Allison UniversityHarvard UniversityOccupationlawyer judge Contents 1 Early life 2 Provincial career 3 Federal career 4 Judicial career 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editTweedie was born in River John Nova Scotia on March 4 1871 to James Tweedie a Methodist Minister and his wife Rachael Susannah 1 He graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1902 and subsequently entered Harvard University where he earned a law degree in 1905 He was admitted to the bar in Nova Scotia in 1905 and then moved to Alberta where he would be one of the last individuals admitted to the bar in the Northwest Territories on July 10 1907 2 Settling in Calgary he would begin to practice law with future MLA Alexander McGillivray and was named King s Counsel on March 19 1913 2 Provincial career editTweedie was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a 1911 by election and served the Calgary seat that had been previously vacated by Richard Bennett In this elected he ran under the Conservative banner Tweedie defeated popular municipal alderman Thomas Skinner who ran as a Liberal candidate Tweedie was re elected to his second term in the 1913 Alberta general election The Calgary riding was broken up into 3 different ridings under the redistribution bill passed by the Sifton government Thomas ran in the new riding of Centre Calgary He won his second term in the legislature with a large margin defeating Liberal candidate John McDougall 3 In the 1917 Alberta general election he ran for re election in Calgary Centre this time being defeated by Alex Ross who ran as a Labor candidate Thomas would quickly make the jump to federal politics running in the federal election later that year Federal career editAfter Thomas lost his seat in the 1917 provincial election he attempted a run at federal politics Thomas ran as a Unionist member in the new Calgary West federal riding during the 1917 federal election He won a comfortable victory and served as the first Member of Parliament for the riding in the coalition government Thomas served most of his first in term parliament until he vacated his seat on October 14 1921 after he was appointed as a Justice to the Bench Judicial career editThomas was appointed as a judge to the Supreme Court of Alberta Trial Division in Calgary on September 15 1921 2 and subsequently resigned his seat in the House of Commons He served as a justice for 23 years where he was known for his judgements on civil actions including contracts bankruptcies and torts before being appointed as a Chief justice on August 16 1944 2 Tweedie s reputation as a popular and well respected legal mind would be somewhat tarnished after his involvement assisting the Alberta Minister of Public Works Oran McPherson with his divorce in 1932 Tweedie would hold court in the judge s library in Edmonton to expedite the process and when McPherson s wife challenged the divorce the matter ended up in front of the Privy Council 4 He would die a short time later on October 4 1944 after attending a dinner in his honour hosted by the Lethbridge Bar Association at the age of 73 2 References edit Chambers Ernest J 1919 The Canadian Parliamentary Guide Ottawa The Mortimer Company p 189 ISBN 9781414401416 Retrieved 11 September 2020 a b c d e Knafla Louis A 1997 Lords of the western bench a biographical history of the supreme and district courts of Alberta 1876 1990 The Legal Archives Society of Alberta pp 183 184 ISBN 0 9681939 0 0 OL 17525532M Retrieved 11 September 2020 Centre Calgary results 1913 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved 8 May 2009 Mittelstadt David 2005 Foundations of Justice Alberta s Historic Courthouses Calgary Alberta University of Calgary Press p 184 ISBN 9781552381236 Retrieved 11 September 2020 External links editThomas Tweedie Parliament of Canada biography Justice Thomas Tweedie Alberta Archives Thomas Tweedie Legislative Assembly of Alberta Member ProfileLegislative Assembly of AlbertaPreceded byRichard Bennett MLA Calgary1911 1913 Succeeded byAlex RossRobert EdwardsFred J WhiteRobert MarshallRobert PearsonPreceded byNew District MLA Centre Calgary1913 1917 Succeeded byAlex RossParliament of CanadaPreceded byNew District Member of Parliament Calgary West1917 1921 Succeeded byJoseph Tweed Shaw Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Tweedie 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