Philippe-Auguste Choquette (; January 6, 1854 – December 20, 1948) was a

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Member of Parliament and

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Biography

He was born on January 6, 1854, in Beloeil,

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to Joseph Choquette and Thaïs Audet. He studied at

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and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1880 and to the King's Council in 1890. After running unsuccessfully in the 1882 election, he was elected as a Liberal in the riding of Montmagny in the 1887 election. He was re-elected in

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and

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. From 1898 until 1904, he was a Judge in the

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, Arthabaska District. In 1904, he was appointed to the Senate representing the Senatorial division of Grandville, Quebec. He resigned in 1919. He also served as President of

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hockey club for several years, winning the Stanley Cup in 1912, and 1913. He died on December 20, 1948.

Legacy

He is the father of Fernand Choquette, a Quebec MNA and judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal and Auguste Choquette.

Electoral record

References

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* 1854 births 1948 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal Party of Canada senators Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Lawyers in Quebec Judges in Quebec Université Laval alumni Politicians from Montérégie People from Beloeil, Quebec 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada {{Quebec-senator-stub