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♂ Henri-Benjamin Rainville
aliasHenri-Benjamin Rainville
Record
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Roman Catholic     ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 3 3 6
Birth 5 April 1852 → 172 years + 1 month ago
Lived 85 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 June 1890 → 133 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 2 months
Death 6 August 1937 → 86 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 8 months after 24 November 1904
Special notes
None
 
Henri-Benjamin Rainville (1852–1937)
© Photo 1904 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Alexandre Archambault (1829–1879) Father-in-law  
⊖ Jérémie-Louis Décarie (1870–1927) Son-in-law
⊖ Joseph Hormisdas Rainville (1875–1942) Nephew  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Montréal, Québec (1882–1900)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 9 3 2 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 10
QLP
 1 Speaker 48–52 14 Feb 1901 — 24 Nov 1904 3 9 10

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Godfroy Langlois  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Damase Parizeau  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,590 Votes: 2,633 Participation: 57.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15245(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
QLP
 1/3 981 37.73% +5 Loser:
CONS
 976 37.54% Michel Laurent

Service: 1 year 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,668 Votes: 3,156 Participation: 67.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15322(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
QLP
 2/2 1,398 45.14% -301 Winner:
CONS
 1,699 54.86% Damase Parizeau
Eligible: 5,281 Votes: 3,325 Participation: 62.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15395(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
45
QLP
 1/2 1,952 59.48% +622 Loser:
CONS
 1,330 40.52% Damase Parizeau

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,472 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10		 Québec
7 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15470(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,225 Votes: 2,738 Participation: 52.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Québec
25 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15544(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
ILIB
 2/3 989 36.33% -226 Winner:
QLP
 1,215 44.64% Godfroy Langlois
Eligible: 6,027 Votes: 3,210 Participation: 53.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Québec
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15618(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
ILIB
 2/3 934 29.45% -957 Winner:
QLP
 1,891 59.62% Godfroy Langlois

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Henri-Benjamin Rainville		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Henri-Benjamin Rainville		 28 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Henri-Benjamin Rainville		 28 Apr 2024

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