About Joseph Thorarinn Thorson
Lived 1889 – 1978 (aged 89). Joseph Thorarinn Thorson was a Canadian politician, lawyer, dean and law professor.
Joseph Thorarinn Thorson, (March 15, 1889 – July 6, 1978) was a lawyer and politician who represented the ridings of Winnipeg South Centre and Selkirk as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada.
He was a Rhodes Scholar, and a veteran of World War I.
He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the ridings of Winnipeg South Centre (1926—1930) and Selkirk (1935—1942). From 1941 to 1942, he was the Minister of National War Services in the cabinet of William Lyon Mackenzie King.
In 1942, he was made President of the Exchequer Court of Canada.
Cartoonist Charles Thorson was his younger brother. He married Alleen B. Scarth on December 30, 1916, and had three children.
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Who was Joseph Thorarinn Thorson?
Canadian politician (1889-1978)
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Joseph Thorarinn Thorson was born on 15 March 1889.
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Joseph Thorarinn Thorson died on 6 July 1978.
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Joseph Thorarinn Thorson was a politician, lawyer, dean and law professor.
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Joseph Thorarinn Thorson was Canadian.
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