From : http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/aboutcourt/judges/girouard/index_e.html

D�sir� Girouard was born in Saint-Timoth�e, Lower Canada (Quebec), on July 7, 1836. He was the son of J�r�mie Girouard and Hyppolite Picard. After graduating from the Petit S�minaire de Montr�al, he went to McGill University in 1857 to study law. While a law student, he completed his mandatory apprenticeship in the law office of Edward Carter. He continued to write throughout his career, producing several works on history and genealogy. He entered politics and was a member of Parliament for 17 years, until 1895, making his mark as the sponsor of a law that permitted a man to marry his deceased wife's sister. At the municipal level, he became mayor of Dorval, Quebec, in 1892. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on September 28, 1895, and he served on the Court for 15 years. Justice Girouard died on March 22, 1911, at the age of 74.

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