in the House of Commons. He served as a justice for 23 years, where he was known for his judgements on civil actions including contracts, bankruptcies, and torts, before being appointed as a Chief justice on August 16, 1944. Tweedie's reputation as a popular and well respected legal mind would be somewhat tarnished after his involvement assisting the Alberta Minister of Public Works Oran McPherson with his divorce in 1932. Tweedie would hold court in the judge's library in Edmonton to expedite the process, and when McPherson's wife challenged the divorce, the matter ended up in front of the Privy Council. He would die a short time later on October 4, 1944 after attending a dinner in his honour hosted by the Lethbridge Bar Association at the age of 73. References External links Justice Thomas Tweedie: Alberta Archives 1871 births 1944 deaths Harvard Law School alumni Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Unionist Party (Canada) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Mount Allison University alumni Judges in Alberta People from Pictou County