Hector Choquette

Hector Choquette
Hector Choquette
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Shefford
	In office; 1935–1939
Preceded by	Robert-Raoul Bachand
Succeeded by	Charles Munson Bullock
	In office; 1944–1952
Preceded by	Charles Munson Bullock
Succeeded by	Gaston Ledoux
Personal details
Born	October 3, 1884; Saint-Alphonse, near Granby, Quebec
Died	May 8, 1959 (aged 74); Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Action libérale nationale; Union Nationale

Hector Choquette (October 3, 1884 – May 8, 1959) was a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).^[1]

Early life

He was born on October 3, 1884, near Granby, Estrie and became a farmer.

He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Shefford in the 1935 provincial election and won. Choquette joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Charles Munson Bullock in the 1939 election.

Choquette was re-elected in the 1944 and 1948 elections. He lost his bid for re-election in the 1952 elections and was succeeded by Liberal candidate Gaston Ledoux.

Choquette unsuccessfully ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal district of Shefford in the 1957 federal election.

He died on May 8, 1959, in Montreal.^[2]

^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
^ "Obituary: Hector Choquette". The Gazette. Gazette Printing Company, Montreal. May 12, 1959. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

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