Édouard Rinfret Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Édouard-Gabriel Rinfret
Honorific-Suffix:PC, OC
Constituency Mp:Outremont
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Léo Richer Laflèche
Successor:District was abolished in 1947
Term Start:1945
Term End:1949
Constituency Mp2:Outremont—St-Jean
Parliament2:Canadian
Predecessor2:District was created in 1947
Successor2:Romuald Bourque
Term Start2:1949
Term End2:1952
Birth Date:12 May 1905
Birth Place:Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
Party:Liberal
Cabinet:Postmaster General (1949-1952)

Édouard-Gabriel Rinfret, (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. In 1979, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of British Columbia.[1]

There are Édouard Rinfret fonds at Library and Archives Canada[2] and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Title and Degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) conferred at congregation, September 5, 1979. University of British Columbia.
  2. Web site: 25 November 2016. Gabriel-Édouard Rinfret fonds, Library and Archives Canada.
  3. Web site: G.-Édouard Rinfret fonds, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002141835/https://advitam.banq.qc.ca/notice/523087 . 2 October 2020 .