Arthur Thurlow | |
![]() Thurlow pictured at Dalhousie University around 1933 | |
Birth: | 5 May 1913 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Death: | 27 May 2020 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Age: | 107 years, 22 days |
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Centenarian |
Arthur Louis Thurlow, OC, QC (5 May 1913 – 27 May 2020) was a Canadian centenarian, politician, and judge. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Biography[]
Early life and education[]
Arthur Thurlow was born on 5 May 1913 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Charles and Maude (née Kinley) Thurlow. He was educated at Dalhousie University, and was a lawyer by career. He married Mabel R. Maxwell in 1941.
Political career[]
Thurlow entered provincial politics in 1949, when he was elected in the dual-member Lunenburg County riding with Liberal Gordon E. Romkey. In the 1953 election, Thurlow and Romkey were both defeated, losing the riding to Progressive Conservative's Harley J. Spence and R. Clifford Levy.
Judiciary[]
Thurlow was appointed a judge in 1956, serving from 1956 to 1971 as puisne judge of the Exchequer Court of Canada, from 1971 to 1975 as judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, and from 4 December 1975 to 3 January 1980 as associate chief justice of the Federal Court of Canada. On 4 January 1980, Thurlow was appointed chief justice of the Federal Court of Canada, serving until his retirement on 5 May 1988.
Later life and death[]
Thurlow was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in April 1992. He celebrated his 100th birthday and became a centenarian on 5 May 2013. He died on 27 May 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 107 years, 22 days.
References[]
- Electoral History for Lunenburg Nova Scotia Legislature (PDF)
- Former Judges and Prothonotaries Federal Court of Canada (Archived)
- Grapevine: Arthur Louis Thurlow 100th birthday Hearsay Magazine, 2013–2014 (page 56)
- Obituary for The Rt. Hon. Judge Arthur Louis Thurlow Hulse, Playfair & McGarry