Hilaire Cholette (January 1, 1856 – May 21, 1905) was a Canadian physician and political figure. He represented Vaudreuil in the

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from 1892 to 1897 as a Conservative. He was born in Rigaud,

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, the son of Hyacinthe Cholet and Julie Séguin, and was educated at the

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and Victoria College in

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. He received his diploma in medicine in 1876 and set up practice in

Sainte-Justine-de-Newton Sainte-Justine-de-Newton () is a municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 947. The municipality is situated on Route 325 south of Très-Saint-Rédempteur, just east of ...

. In 1883, Cholette married Marie-Corinne Taylor. He was a

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and also served on the municipal council for Sainte-Justine-de-Newton. Cholette was defeated by Émery Lalonde when he ran for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890. He defeated Lalonde in 1892 but lost to him when he ran for reelection in 1897. Cholette died in Sainte-Justine-de-Newton at the age of 49.

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* Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 1856 births 1905 deaths {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub