Cuthbertson, Ken

Ken Cuthbertson, born May 7, 1951, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; son of James and Dorothy (nee Hubley) Cuthbertson. He attended Queen's University receiving a B.A. in 1974. He returned to Queen's after receiving an M.A. from Western University in 1975, and was granted a L.L.B. in 1983. Cuthbertson was a veteran journalist with forty years’ experience writing for publications in Canada, the US and the UK. A finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, he is the bestselling author of six books, including the critically acclaimed The Halifax Explosion: Canada’s Worst Disaster. Cuthbertson is a former editor of the Alumni Review, a Queen's University publication.