Lionel Choquette

Lionel Choquette (March 6, 1906 – September 27, 1983) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Choquette was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1932 and opened his law practice in Ottawa.

He was a candidate in Ottawa East for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada and was defeated in the 1935 federal election as a Conservative and again in the 1949 election as a Progressive Conservative candidate.

Choquette was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and remained there until his death in 1983.

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