François-Philippe Brais
François-Philippe Brais CC CBE QC |
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Minister without Portfolio, Quebec | |
In office 1940–1944 |
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Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Grandville | |
In office 1940–1968 |
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Preceded by | John Hall Kelly |
Succeeded by | No-one. (Legislative Council abolished in 1968.) |
16th President of the Canadian Bar Association | |
In office 1944–1945 |
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Preceded by | Royal Lethington Maitland, KC |
Succeeded by | Esten Kenneth Williams, K.C. |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec |
October 18, 1894
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cowansville, Quebec |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Louise Doré |
Alma mater | McGill University |
Profession | Lawyer |
François-Philippe Brais, CC CBE QC (October 18, 1894 – January 2, 1972) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Born in Montreal, the son of Émilien Brais and Blanche Brunet, he studied at McGill University. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1917 and began a legal career in private practice, specialising in insurance law. He appeared several times in the Supreme Court of Canada. He eventually served on many corporate boards, including the board of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Sun Life Insurance. He also served on the boards of many non-profit and charitable organizations, such as the Montreal Children's Hospital.
In 1940, Brais was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec representing the Grandville division. He served until the Council was abolished in 1968. In 1940, he was made a Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of Liberal Premier of Quebec Adélard Godbout.
Brais was President of the Canadian Bar Association from 1944 until 1945.[1] He then served as bâtonnier of the Montreal Bar in 1949, and bâtonnier of the provincial Barreau, 1949-1950.[2]
In 1943, Brais was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In 1970, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Brais died on January 2, 1972 at Cowansville. He was buried on January 5, 1972, at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.
See also
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- Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2010
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