Édouard Rinfret

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

The Honourable Édouard-Gabriel Rinfret PC, OC
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont
In office 1945–1949
Preceded by	Léo Richer Laflèche
Succeeded by	District was abolished in 1947
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont—St-Jean
In office 1949–1952
Preceded by	District was created in 1947
Succeeded by	Romuald Bourque
Personal details
Born	(1905-05-12)May 12, 1905 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
Died	January 11, 1994(1994-01-11) (aged 88)
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Postmaster General (1949-1952)

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]

There are Édouard Rinfret fonds at Library and Archives Canada^[3] and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.^[4]

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.
3. "Gabriel-Édouard Rinfret fonds, Library and Archives Canada".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. "G.-Édouard Rinfret fonds, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec". from the original on 2 October 2020.

External links

• Édouard Rinfret – Parliament of Canada biography