Désiré Girouard

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Désiré Girouard

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Term in office
September 28, 1895 – March 22, 1911
Preceded by Télesphore Fournier
Succeeded by Louis-Philippe Brodeur
Born July 7, 1836
Saint-Timothée, Quebec
Died March 22, 1911

Désiré Girouard (July 7, 1836March 22, 1911) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Jérémie Girouard and Hyppolite Picard, he received his Bachelor of Common Law from McGill University in 1860. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1860 and practiced law.

In 1872 and 1874 he ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Jacques Cartier, Quebec and Beauharnois, Quebec as a Conservative losing both times. He was elected by two votes in the 1878 election in the riding of Jacques Cartier. He was re-elected in 1882, 1887, and 1891. The Griouard building at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario was named in his honour.

In 1892, he became the first mayor of Dorval, Quebec.

In 1895, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and served until his death in 1911.

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Preceded by
Télesphore Fournier
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
September 28, 1895 – March 22, 1911
Succeeded by
Louis-Philippe Brodeur


The Strong court (18921902)
18921893: T. Fournier | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | C. Patterson
18931895: T. Fournier | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | R. Sedgewick | G. King
18951901: H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | R. Sedgewick | G. King | D. Girouard
1901– January 1902: H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies
February 1902 - November 1902: H. Taschereau | R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | D. Mills
The Taschereau court (19021906)
19021903: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | D. Mills | J. Armour
19031905: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | W. Nesbitt | A. Killam
19051906: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | J. Maclennan
The Fitzpatrick court (19061918)
June 1906 – August 1906: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | J. Maclennan
September 19061909: D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | J. Maclennan | L. Duff
1909-1911: D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | L. Duff | F. Anglin
1911-1918: L. Davies | J. Idington | L. Duff | F. Anglin | L. Brodeur