Thibaudeau Rinfret was a Canadian jurist who served as Canada's ninth Chief Justice from 8 January 1944 to 22 June 1954, after having sat as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada since 1924. Born on 22 June 1879, he was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1901, taught comparative law and public utilities at McGill University, and was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1922; during his tenure as Chief Justice, Canada ended appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, making the Supreme Court the final court of appeal in Canadian law. He died on 25 July 1962.
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He also served as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1924 to 1944.
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Thibaudeau Rinfret was a Canadian jurist who served as Canada's ninth Chief Justice from 8 January 1944 to 22 June 1954, after having sat as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada since 1924.
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Thibaudeau Rinfret was a Canadian jurist who served as the ninth Chief Justice of Canada from 1944 to 1954 and briefly as Administrator of Canada from January to February 1952.
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Born on 22 June 1879, he was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1901, taught comparative law and public utilities at McGill University, and was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1922; during his tenure as Chief Justice, Canada ended appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, making the Supreme Court the final court of appeal in Canadian law.
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He also served as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1924 to 1944.
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was a Canadian jurist who served as the ninth Chief Ju
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Wikidata Q2420578, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1879
Wikidata Q2420578, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1879-06-22
Wikidata Q2420578, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1962
Wikidata Q2420578, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1962-07-25
Wikidata Q2420578, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Montreal
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