Côme Isaïe Rinfret

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

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

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.