Ernest Choquette

Ernest Choquette
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Rougemont
In office
1910–1941
Preceded byFrançois Gosselin
Succeeded byWilfrid Bovey
Personal details
Born(1862-11-18)18 November 1862
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Canada East
Died29 March 1941(1941-03-29) (aged 78)
Westmount, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
RelationsJérôme Choquette, grandson
Philippe-Auguste Choquette, brother
Fernand Choquette, nephew

Ernest Choquette (18 November 1862 – 29 March 1941) was a Canadian physician, novelist, and politician.

Born in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Canada East, Choquette studied medicine at the Université de Laval à Montréal (now called Université de Montréal). A physician, he practised medicine in Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. An author, some of his works include Les Ribaud, une idylle de 37 (1898), Claude Paysan (1899), Carabinades (1900), La Terre (1916), and Madeleine et la Bouée (1927). He also wrote for La Presse and La Patrie. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1911.[1]

Choquette was the mayor of Saint-Hilaire before being appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the Rougemont division in 1910. A Liberal, he served until his death in Westmount, Quebec in 1941.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.