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

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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

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in 1880 and to the King's Council in 1890. After running unsuccessfully in the 1882 election, he was elected as a

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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

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, a Quebec MNA and judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal.

Electoral record

References

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