Nova Scotians at Home and Abroad by A.E. Marble,
1977:
Thurlow, Judge Arthur Louis, (1913- ), Q.C., B.A., LL.B., Lawyer, Politician and
Judge. Born in Lunenburg, son of Charles (commercial traveller) and Emily (Kinley)
Thurlow, he was educated at Lunenberg Academy and at Dalhousie (B.A., 1933, LL.B., 1935).
He was married in 1941 to Mabel
Maxwell and has one son: James, and from 1943 to 1946 served in the Canadian Army. In
1957, Thurlow was appointed a Judge of the Exchequer Court of Canada, and in 1959 a Judge
of the Court Martial Court of Canada. Previous to being appointed to the Bench, he
represented Lunenburg County in the Nova scotia Legislature. (See: The Canadian
Parliamentary Guide, 1966, p.840.)
1981-89 Who's Who in America:
Thurlow, Arthur Louis, justice Fed. Ct. Can.; b. Lumemberg, N.S., Can., May 5, 1913; son
of Charles William and Emily Maud (Kinley) T.; B.A., Dalhousie U., 1933, LL.B., 1935; m.
Mabel Rosina Maxwell, July 5, 1941; 1 son James Maxwell. Called to N.S. bar, 1935, created
queen's counsel, 1954; mem. Legis. Assembly of N.S., 1949-53; apptd. puisne judge of
Exchequer Ct. Can., 1956-71, Ct. Martial Appeal Ct. Can., 1959--; chmn. Copyright Appeal
Bd., 1964-72; judge Fed. Ct. Appeal, Ottawa, Ont., 1971-75; assoc. chief justice Fed. Ct.
Can, Ottawa, 1975-80, chief justice, 1980--. Served in Can. Army, 1943-46. Office: Fed Ct
Can Supreme Ct Bldg Wellington st Ottawa ON K1A 0H9 Canada
compiled by Bill Gardiner, September 1999
