Louis-Philippe de Grandpré
Canadian judge (1917-2008)
Louis-Philippe de Grandpré (February 6, 1917 – January 24, 2008) was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Family and early life
Louis-Philippe de Grandpré was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Roland de Grandpré and Aline Magnan. He was one of three brothers, all of whom became gifted, popular lawyers. His brother Jean de Grandpré became Chairman of Bell Canada, and his brother Pierre practised for more than 45 years.
De Grandpré received a classical education at Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, graduating in 1935. He then studied law at McGill University and received a Bachelor of Civil Law in 1938.
De Grandpré was diagnosed with syringomyelia when he was 29, and from then on he was virtually paralyzed on the right side of his body.
Early legal career
He practised law in Montreal from 1938 and, about eight years after his call to the bar, he co-founded the firm of Tansey, de Grandpré et de Grandpré.
From 1972 to 1973, he was president of the Canadian Bar Association, where he took a position opposing state-controlled legal aid plans.
Supreme Court
De Grandpré was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on January 1, 1974.
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