Arthur Samuel Mifflin (June 19, 1920 – April 16, 2010) was a Canadian politician and judge. He represented the

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of Trinity North in the

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from 1956 to 1966. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. The son of Samuel W. Mifflin and Blanche Manuel, he was born in Catalina and was educated in Catalina, at Memorial University College, at the

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and at

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. Mifflin was called to the Newfoundland bar in 1947 and set up practice in St. John's. He was named

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in 1958. In 1964, he was named to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. In 1975, he was named Chief Justice in the Trials Division of the Supreme Court and he was Chief Justice for the Appeals Division from 1979 until 1986, when he was named a

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justice. He died at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital in St. John's at the age of 89.

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1920 births 2010 deaths Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs Judges in Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian King's Counsel People from Trinity Bay North 20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly {{Newfoundland-politician-stub