Fernand Rinfret
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Louis Édouard Fernand Rinfret (February 28, 1883 – July 12, 1939) was a Canadian politician.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Montreal riding of St. James in a 1920 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1921, 1925, 1930, and 1935. From 1926 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1939, he was the Secretary of State for Canada.
From 1932 to 1934, he was the mayor of Montreal.
He was brother to Thibaudeau Rinfret, the Chief Justice of Canada, and Charles Rinfret, a prominent Montreal businessman.
[edit] References
- The Quebec History Encyclopedia. (French)
[edit] External links
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- Fernand Rinfret at Find A Grave
| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Louis-Audet Lapointe |
Member of Parliament for St. James 1920–1939 |
Succeeded by Eugène Durocher |
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| Preceded by Sir George Halsey Perley |
Secretary of State of Canada 1926–1930 |
Succeeded by Charles Hazlitt Cahan |
| Preceded by Charles Hazlitt Cahan |
Secretary of State of Canada 1935–1939 |
Succeeded by Ernest Lapointe |
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