Charles Fitzpatrick
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The Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick GCMG |
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| 5th Chief Justice of Canada | |
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In office June 4, 1906 – October 21, 1918 |
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| Nominated by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Preceded by | Henri Elzéar Taschereau |
| Succeeded by | Louis Henry Davies |
| 12th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
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In office October 23, 1918 – October 31, 1923 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Governor General |
The Duke of Devonshire The Lord Byng of Vimy |
| Premier |
Lomer Gouin Louis-Alexandre Taschereau |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Évariste Leblanc |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Philippe Brodeur |
| MP for Quebec County | |
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In office August 19, 1896 – June 3, 1906 |
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| Preceded by | Jules Joseph Taschereau Frémont |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo Robitaille |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | |
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In office February 11, 1902 – June 3, 1906 |
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| Preceded by | David Mills |
| Succeeded by | Allen Bristol Aylesworth |
| Solicitor General of Canada | |
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In office July 13, 1896 – February 9, 1902 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Hibbert Tupper |
| Succeeded by | Henry George Carroll |
| MLA for Québec-Comté | |
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In office June 17, 1890 – June 11, 1896 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Chase-Casgrain |
| Succeeded by | Némèse Garneau |
| Personal details | |
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December 19, 1851 Quebec City, Canada East |
| Died | June 17, 1942 (aged 90) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party |
Quebec Liberal Party (1890–1896) Liberal Party of Canada (1896–1906) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick GCMG PC (December 19, 1851 – June 17, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as the fifth Chief Justice of Canada. He was born in Quebec City, Canada East, to John Fitzpatrick and Mary Connolly.
He studied at Laval University, earning his B.A. degree (1873) and LL.B degree (1876), earning the Dufferin Silver Medal. Called to the bar of Quebec in 1876, he established his practice in Quebec City and later founded the law firm of Fitzpatrick & Taschereau.
In 1885, he acted as chief counsel to Louis Riel who was on trial for leading the North-West Rebellion. Riel was found guilty and sentenced to death.
Fitzpatrick entered politics in 1890, winning election to the Quebec Legislative Assembly in Québec-Comté electoral district. He was re-elected in 1892, but resigned in June 1896 to enter federal politics.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in Quebec County electoral district in the 1896 federal election as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP). He served as Solicitor General of Canada from 1896 to 1902, and as Minister of Justice from 1902 until 1906.
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