Gordon Tidman

Gordon Alfred Tidman, is a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge. He represented the Electoral [district (Canada)|electoral district] of Kings West in the Nova [Scotia House of Assembly] from 1967 to 1971. He was a member of the Progressive [Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party].
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. He was named a Queen's Counsel in 1974. Tidman was appointed a judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in 1985. He retired from the court in 2007.