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Fernand Choquette

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Fernand Choquette
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny
In office
19391948
Preceded byJoseph-Ernest Grégoire
Succeeded byAntoine Rivard
Personal details
Born(1895-10-27)October 27, 1895
Montmagny, Quebec
DiedJanuary 17, 1975(1975-01-17) (aged 79)
Quebec City, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
RelationsPhilippe-Auguste Choquette, father
ChildrenAuguste Choquette

Fernand Choquette, CC (French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑ̃ ʃɔkɛt]; October 27, 1895 – January 17, 1975) was a Canadian Quebec MNA and judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal from 1956 until 1970. He also worked as a lawyer for over 10 years and a teacher for over 20 years.

Born in Montmagny, Quebec, the son of Philippe-Auguste Choquette and Marie Bender, he received a B.A. in 1915 and an LL.B in 1918 from Université Laval. He married Marguerite Vallerand in 1922.

Defeated in the 1935 and 1936 provincial elections, Choquette served two terms as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1939 to 1948 for the riding of Montmagny (now part of Montmagny-L'Islet).

In 1972 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for his contribution to the advancement of law".[1]

References

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  1. ^ Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2010
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  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.