Desire Girouard was a Canadian lawyer and politician born July 7, 1836 in Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada, who earned his Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University in 1860 and served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Jacques Cartier from 1879 to 1895. Appointed by Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell, he served as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1895 until his death on March 22, 1911 in Ottawa, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of Télesphore Fournier.
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RolePuisne Justice, Supreme Court of Canada, 1895 to 1911; lawyer and Member of Parliament 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceSaint-Timothée, Lower Canada 1 Place of DeathOttawa, Ontario, Canada 1 Classification
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Had Désiré Girouard been a judge before he joined the Supreme Court of Canada?
No. He had not served as a judge and had declined appointments to lower courts.
No. Girouard had not served as a judge before Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell appointed him to the Supreme Court of Canada on September 28, 1895, and he had declined appointments to lower courts.
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Désiré Girouard - Parliament of Canada biography Supreme Court of Canada Biography Désiré Girouard (July 7, 1836 - March 22, 1911) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Girouard served on the court until his death from injuries in a sleighing accident in Ottawa in 1911.
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On September 28, 1895, Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell appointed Girouard to the Supreme Court of Canada to fill the vacancy created when Justice Télesphore Fournier retired from the Court on September 12, 1895.
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Désiré Girouard (July 7, 1836, March 22, 1911) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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was a Canadian lawyer
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