Career
He represented Prescott in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1922 to 1925. He was born in Saint Eugene, Canada West in 1861, the son of Joseph Binette and Flavie Bissonnette. He operated a farm and was a hay and grain dealer at Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott.
Binette served on the township council for four years and was reeve for East Hawkesbury Township for 15 years.
He was elected as a Progressive in 1921 but joined the Liberal caucus in the House of Commons in 1922. He died in Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott at the age of 88.