Rémi-Ferdinand Rinfret
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Rémi-Ferdinand Rinfret was a physician and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Québec-Centre
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1874 to 1892 as a Conservative, then Liberal member. His surname also appears as Rinfret dit Malouin.
He was born in Notre-Dame de Québec, Lower Canada
, the son of Rémi Rinfret dit Malouin and Olivette Chaillé. He studied at the Séminaire de Québec, continuing his studies in medicine at Quebec City
and then at Harvard University
. He was qualified to practice in 1845 and set up practice at Quebec City. In 1846, he married Delphine Catherine Chamberland. Rinfret was vice-president of the Association des médecins et chirurgiens de la province de Québec for Quebec district. He also served as a justice of the peace
. Rinfret was a member of the municipal council for Quebec City from 1863 to 1890 and was president of the Board of Health from 1871 to 1890. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly as a Conservative in an 1874 by-election held after Hector-Louis Langevin
resigned his seat and was reelected as a Liberal in 1875, 1878, 1881, 1886 and 1890. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892. He died at Quebec City at the age of 82.
His daughter Olivia married Arthur Joseph Turcotte
.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Québec-Centre
Jean-Talon
Jean-Talon is a provincial electoral riding in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Capitale-Nationale region, the riding was formed in 1965 and was previously part of the riding of Quebec-Centre from 1867 to 1965...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1874 to 1892 as a Conservative, then Liberal member. His surname also appears as Rinfret dit Malouin.
He was born in Notre-Dame de Québec, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, the son of Rémi Rinfret dit Malouin and Olivette Chaillé. He studied at the Séminaire de Québec, continuing his studies in medicine at Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
and then at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He was qualified to practice in 1845 and set up practice at Quebec City. In 1846, he married Delphine Catherine Chamberland. Rinfret was vice-president of the Association des médecins et chirurgiens de la province de Québec for Quebec district. He also served as a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. Rinfret was a member of the municipal council for Quebec City from 1863 to 1890 and was president of the Board of Health from 1871 to 1890. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly as a Conservative in an 1874 by-election held after Hector-Louis Langevin
Hector-Louis Langevin
Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, PC, KCMG, CB, QC was a Canadian lawyer, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation....
resigned his seat and was reelected as a Liberal in 1875, 1878, 1881, 1886 and 1890. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892. He died at Quebec City at the age of 82.
His daughter Olivia married Arthur Joseph Turcotte
Arthur Joseph Turcotte
Arthur Joseph Turcotte was a liquor merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montmorency in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1896 as a Conservative member....
.