| The Hon. Philippe-Auguste Choquette |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montmagny |
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| In office 1887–1898 |
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| Preceded by | Auguste Charles Philippe Robert Landry |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau |
| Senator for Grandville, Quebec | |
| In office 1904–1919 |
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| Appointed by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Preceded by | Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Chapais |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1854 Belœil, Canada East |
| Died | December 20, 1948 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | Fernand Choquette |
Philippe-Auguste Choquette (January 6, 1854 – December 20, 1948) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and Senator.
He was born in Beloeil, Canada East, the son of Joseph Coquette and Thaïs Audet and studied at Université Laval. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1880 and to the King's Council in 1890.Rodrigue Choquette is son of Phlippe-Auguste he has married in 1924 Lucille Poliquin, brother of Jean Poliquin, grand father of Jean-Nicolas De Surmont.
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 is the father of Fernand Choquette, a Quebec MNA and judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal.