Donald McNiven
Donald McNiven | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Regina City | |
| In office October 1935 – October 1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Alexander McNiven 23 June 1887 Walkerton, Ontario |
| Died | 31 July 1961 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Leila Maud Higginbotham m. 13 October 1915[1] |
| Profession | barrister, judge |
Donald Alexander McNiven (23 June 1887 – 31 July 1961) was a Canadian politician on the provincial and federal level. He was born in Walkerton, Ontario and became a barrister and judge.
McNiven attended public and secondary schools at Virden, Manitoba. He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[1]
He was elected as a
McNiven was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Liberal party at the Regina City riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940.
McNiven resigned from the House of Commons on 19 October 1944 before the end of the 19th Canadian Parliament to become a judge on the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench. In that same year, he also began to serve on various wartime-related boards. In 1949, he was made a judge of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan where he presided until shortly before his death in July 1961.[3]
References
- ^ a b Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "The Honourable Donald A. McNiven". Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
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