Fernand Choquette

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Fernand Choquette CC (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.

National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by Joseph-Ernest Grégoire (Union Nationale & Independent)	MLA for Montmagny 1939–1948	Succeeded by Antoine Rivard (Union Nationale)

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• Fernand Choquette. Assemblée nationale du Québec. Retrieved on April 10, 2005.