Philippe-Auguste Choquette

Philippe-Auguste Choquette
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Montmagny
In office
1887–1898
Preceded byAuguste Charles Philippe Robert Landry
Succeeded byPierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau
Canadian Senator
from Grandville
In office
1904–1919
Appointed byWilfrid Laurier
Preceded byCharles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier
Succeeded byThomas Chapais
Personal details
Born(1854-01-06)January 6, 1854
Belœil, Canada East[citation needed]
DiedDecember 20, 1948(1948-12-20) (aged 94)
Political partyLiberal
ChildrenFernand Choquette

Philippe-Auguste Choquette (January 6, 1854 – December 20, 1948) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and Senator.

Biography

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He was born on January 6, 1854, in Beloeil, Canada East to Joseph Choquette and Thaïs Audet. He studied at Université Laval 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 1891 and 1896. From 1898 until 1904, he was a Judge in the Quebec Superior Court, 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 Quebec Bulldogs hockey club for several years, winning the Stanley Cup in 1912, and 1913.

He died on December 20, 1948.

Legacy

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

Electoral record

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1882 Canadian federal election: Montmagny
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Auguste Charles Philippe Robert Landry 815
Liberal Philippe-Auguste Choquette 695
1887 Canadian federal election: Montmagny
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Philippe-Auguste Choquette 1,071
Conservative Auguste Charles Philippe Robert Landry 878
1891 Canadian federal election: Montmagny
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Philippe-Auguste Choquette 1,172
Conservative E. P. Bender 739
1896 Canadian federal election: Montmagny
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Philippe-Auguste Choquette 1,143
Conservative E. P. Bender 901

References

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  • "A cyclopædia of Canadian biography". Internet Archive. 1919.
  • Philippe-Auguste Choquette fonds, Library and Archives Canada
  • Philippe-Auguste Choquette – Parliament of Canada biography