Édouard Rinfret

The Honourable

Édouard-Gabriel Rinfret

PC, OC
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Outremont
In office
1945–1949
Preceded byLéo Richer Laflèche
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1947
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Outremont—St-Jean
In office
1949–1952
Preceded byDistrict was created in 1947
Succeeded byRomuald Bourque
Personal details
Born(1905-05-12)May 12, 1905
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
DiedJanuary 11, 1994(1994-01-11) (aged 88)
Political partyLiberal
CabinetPostmaster General (1949-1952)

Édouard-Gabriel Rinfret, PC, OC (May 12, 1905 – January 11, 1994) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge.

Born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, the son of Thibaudeau Rinfret, he was called to the Quebec bar in 1928. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1945 for the Quebec riding of Outremont. He was re-elected in 1949. A Liberal, he was Postmaster General from 1949 to 1952.

From 1952 to 1977, he was a judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal. From 1977 to 1980, he was the Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec.

In 1982, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[1] In 1979, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of British Columbia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Order of Canada citation
  2. ^ "The Title and Degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) conferred at congregation, September 5, 1979". University of British Columbia.

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