Thomas A. Giles

Thomas A. Giles
MLA for Cumberland West
In office
1949–1953
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byAllison T. Smith
Personal details
Born(1916-11-23)November 23, 1916
Victoria, Nova Scotia
DiedOctober 23, 1970(1970-10-23) (aged 53)
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationlawyer

Thomas Augustine Giles (November 23, 1916 – October 23, 1970) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Born in 1916 at Victoria, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Giles graduated from St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University, and was a lawyer by career.[2] He married Joan Edwards of Salisbury, England in 1945, and then Sylvia Bowser of Sussex, New Brunswick.[2] Giles entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Kenneth Judson Cochrane by 177 votes in the newly established Cumberland West riding.[3] He was defeated by Liberal Allison T. Smith when he ran for re-election in 1953.[4][5] In 1967, Giles was appointed a judge of the Provincial Magistrate's Court.[2] He died at Antigonish on October 23, 1970.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Cumberland West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ a b c d Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 83. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 22. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 23. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  5. ^ "Liberals win in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.