- Henri-Benjamin Rainville
Henri-Benjamin Rainville (
April 5 1852 –August 10 1937 ) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec.Born in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Quebec, the son of Felix Rainville, a farmer of French descent from Touques, and Marie Daignault, Rainville obtained his elementary and classical education at the colleges of St. Hyacinthe and Ste. Angele de Monnoir, afterwards entering the law faculty of
McGill University , and graduating with the degree of B.C.L. in 1873. He was called to the Quebec Bar on January 14, 1874 and praticed law with the law firm of Rainville, Archambault Gervais and Rainville. He was a member of theMontreal City Council from 1882 until 1900, sitting for Centre Ward.He was first elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montreal, No. 3 (St. Louis) Division, at the general elections of 1890. A Liberal, he was defeated at the general elections of 1892, but was elected at the general elections of 1897 and 1900. From 1901 to 1905, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. He was defeated in 1904 and 1908.References
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