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Thomas Alexander Hickman, (born October 19, 1925) is a Canadian lawyer, former politician and former judge. Born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, he studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland and received a LL.B from Dalhousie University in 1947. He was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1947, and to the Bar of Newfoundland in 1948. In 1964, he was made a Queen's Counsel. He started to practice law in 1948. From 1966 to 1979, he was a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He held numerous cabinet positions including Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of Health, Minister Responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Education. In 1979, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland as Chief Justice of the Trial Division. As Chief Justice, he was the chairman of two well known Royal Commissions. From 1982 to 1985, he was the chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ocean Ranger marine disaster. From 1986 to 1989, he was the chairman of the Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr. In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. ==References== * * (【引用サイトリンク】 work=University of Toronto ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander Hickman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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