Career
He was born in Chatham, Kent, the son of Alfred Francis Giolma and the former Mission Buchanan, and was educated in Canterbury. Giolma came to Canada in 1905. He served as a private in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. Giolma was elected to the assembly in a 1918 by-election held following the death of Harlan Carey Brewster.
He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1920.
Giolma died in Victoria at the age of 90.
