Joseph Thorarinn Thorson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Thorarinn Thorson

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1889

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1978

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Joseph Thorarinn Thorson, (March 15, 1889 – July 6, 1978) was a lawyer and politician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, 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.