Édouard-Gabriel Rinfret, (May 12, 1905 – January 11, 1994) was a

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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

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. A Liberal, he was

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from 1949 to 1952. From 1952 to 1977, he was a judge of the

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. From 1977 to 1980, he was the Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec. In 1982, he was made an Officer of the

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. In 1979, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the

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. There are Édouard Rinfret

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rinfret, Edouard 1905 births 1994 deaths Judges in Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Officers of the Order of Canada Postmasters General of Canada People from Saint-Jérôme Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Canadian King's Counsel