Thomas Delworth

William Thomas Delworth (February 24, 1929 – October 29, 2012) was a Canadian diplomat and academic.

William Thomas Delworth
Personal details
Born(1929-02-24)24 February 1929
Near Weston, Ontario, Canada
Died29 October 2012(2012-10-29) (aged 83)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
EducationUniversity of Toronto (BA, MA)
OccupationDiplomat, academic

Born near Weston, Ontario, Delworth studied at Weston Collegiate and Vocational School and at the University of Toronto where he received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 1951 and a Master of Arts degree in modern history in 1956.[1] A diplomat, he was the Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia (1970–1974), Hungary (1975–1978), Sweden (1984–1988), and Germany (1987–1992).[2]

After retiring in 1993, he taught at the University of Toronto where he was appointed Provost of Trinity College from 1996 to 2002. He died in Ottawa, Ontario in 2012.[3]

  1. ^ "Diplomat Thomas Delworth had brilliant government career, dies at 83". The Globe and Mail. 14 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Delworth, William Thomas (Career)". Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.
  3. ^ "Obituary". Legacy.com.