Thomas Hubert Stinson
Thomas Hubert Stinson (26 February 1883 – 29 January 1965) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada and a barrister. He was born in Minden, Ontario.
Thomas Hubert Stinson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Victoria, Ontario | |
| In office October 1925 – October 1935 | |
| Preceded by | John Jabez Thurston |
| Succeeded by | Bruce McNevin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Hubert Stinson 26 February 1883 Minden, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 29 January 1965 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ella E. Robson m. 14 July 1910[1] |
| Profession | barrister |
Stinson attended public school at Minden, Ontario, then secondary school at Lindsay Collegiate Institute. He proceeded to the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. He became a director of the Victoria Trust and Savings Company at Lindsay. From 1913 to 1921 he served as crown attorney for Victoria-Haliburton and was made King's Counsel in 1921. At one time, he was the solicitor for Victoria County, Haliburton County and the town of Lindsay.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament to represent the Victoria, Ontario riding in the 1925 general election, after an unsuccessful campaign there in 1921. Stinson was re-elected there in the 1926 and 1930 elections, but was defeated by Bruce McNevin of the Liberal party in the 1935 election.
References
- Normandin, A.L. (1932). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.