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Louis-Philippe de Grandpré

Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2008)

Born
February 6, 1917
Died
January 24, 2008
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1917

About Louis-Philippe de Grandpré

Louis-Philippe de Grandpré was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. 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. His brother Jean de Grandpré became Chairman of Bell Canada, and his brother Pierre practised for more than 45 years. After leaving the bench, de Grandpré returned to the practice of law at the firm of Lafleur, Brown, de Grandpré (which later became Gowling Lafleur Henderson), and was seen as a mentor by many lawyers.

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The world when Louis-Philippe de Grandpré was born

Louis-Philippe de Grandpré was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Louis-Philippe de Grandpré's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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