Philippe-Auguste Choquette (January 6, 1854 – December 20, 1948) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and Senator. Biography 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 He is the father of Fernand Choquette, a Quebec MNA and judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal. Electoral record References Philippe-Auguste Choquette fonds, Library and Archives Canada 1854 births 1948 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec French Quebecers Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal Party of Canada senators Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Lawyers in Quebec Judges in Quebec Université Laval alumni People from Montérégie People from Beloeil, Quebec