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Côme Isaïe Rinfret

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Côme Isaïe Rinfret
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lotbinière
In office
1878–1899
Preceded byHenri Bernier
Succeeded byEdmond Fortier
Personal details
Born(1847-09-06)September 6, 1847
Cap-Santé, Portneuf County, Canada East
DiedNovember 8, 1911(1911-11-08) (aged 64)
Political partyLiberal

Côme Isaïe Rinfret (September 6, 1847 – November 8, 1911) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Born in Cap-Santé, Portneuf County, Canada East, the son of F. J. Rinfret, Rinfret was educated at the Seminary of Quebec and studied medicine at Victoria University, Montreal from which he graduated with the degree of M.D. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Lotbinière in the 1878 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1882, 1887, 1891, and 1896 elections. He resigned in 1899 when he was appointed inspector of Inland Revenue.

Electoral record

1878 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Côme Isaïe Rinfret 1,083
Unknown L.A. Coté 972
1882 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Côme Isaïe Rinfret 1,025
Unknown A.D. Ross 812
1887 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Côme Isaïe Rinfret 1,464
Conservative Angus Baker 955
1891 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Côme Isaïe Rinfret acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Côme Isaïe Rinfret 1,620
Conservative I.A.P. Lord 1,214

References

  • Côme Isaïe Rinfret – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896". Internet Archive. 1898.