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Lionel Chevrier

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The Honourable
Lionel Chevrier
PC CC QC
Chevrier in 1945
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
February 6, 1964 – March 30, 1967
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byGeorge A. Drew
Succeeded byCharles Ritchie
Minister of Justice
Attorney General of Canada
In office
April 22, 1963 – February 2, 1964
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byDonald Fleming
Succeeded byGuy Favreau
President of the Privy Council
In office
April 25, 1957 – June 20, 1957
Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent
Preceded byLouis St. Laurent
Succeeded byJohn Diefenbaker
Minister of Transport
In office
April 18, 1945 – June 30, 1954
Prime MinisterW. L. Mackenzie King
Louis St. Laurent
Preceded byJoseph-Enoil Michaud
Succeeded byGeorge Carlyle Marler
Member of Parliament
for Laurier
In office
June 10, 1957 – December 27, 1963
Preceded byJ.-Eugène Lefrançois
Succeeded byFernand Leblanc
Member of Parliament
for Stormont
In office
October 14, 1935 – June 30, 1954
Preceded byFrank Thomas Shaver
Succeeded byAlbert Lavigne
Personal details
Born(1903-04-02)April 2, 1903
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 8, 1987(1987-07-08) (aged 84)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Profession
  • Diplomat
  • Barrister
  • Solicitor
  • Lawyer
  • Counsel
  • High Commissioner
  • Ambassador

Lionel Chevrier PC CC QC (April 2, 1903 – July 8, 1987) was a Canadian politician who was a Member of Parliament and cabinet minister.

Life and career

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Born in Cornwall, Ontario, the son of former Cornwall mayor Joseph E. Chevrier, he was educated in Cornwall, at the University of Ottawa, the University of Montreal and Osgoode Hall. Chevrier was called to the bar in 1928 and was named King's Counsel in 1939. He married Lucienne Brûlé in 1932. He was first elected as a Liberal candidate in the Ontario riding of Stormont in the 1935 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1940, 1945, 1949, and 1953 elections. He resigned in 1954, when he was appointed the first president of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority. Returning to politics, he was elected in the 1957 election in the Quebec riding of Laurier. He was re-elected in the 1958, 1962, and 1963 elections.

Lionel Chevrier and colleagues in the 16th Canadian Ministry (Rear, L-R): Hons. J. J. McCann, Paul Martin, Joseph Jean, J. A. Glen, Brooke Claxton, Alphonse Fournier, Ernest Bertrand, A. G. L. McNaughton, Lionel Chevrier, D. C. Abbott, D. L. MacLaren Date

From 1943 to 1945, he was Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Munitions and Supply. From 1945 to 1954, he was the Minister of Transport. He was President of the Privy Council from April 25, 1957 to June 20, 1957. From 1963 to 1964, he was the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. From 1957 to 1963, he was the Official Opposition House Leader and Liberal Party House Leader.

He resigned from the House of Commons in 1964 to become the Canadian High Commissioner in London. He held that position until 1967.

Chevrier served as the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders from 1948 - 1956 and as Honorary Colonel from 1956 - 1961.

In 1967, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1997, Canada Post issued a stamp in his honour.

1935 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lionel Chevrier 9,233 54.7
Progressive Conservative Frank Thomas Shaver 6,655 39.5
Reconstruction Nathan Copeland 980 5.8
Total valid votes 16,868
Turnout (based on valid votes; total votes not available) 16,868 81.78 -4.28
Eligible voters 20.627
Source: Elections Canada[1] and Canada Elections Database[2]
1940 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lionel Chevrier 10,197 62.2
National Government Elzéar Emard 6,202 37.8
Total valid votes 16,399
Turnout (based on valid votes; total votes not available) 16,399 70.98 -10.8
Eligible voters 23,103
Source: Elections Canada[3] and Canada Elections Database[4]
1945 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lionel Chevrier 11,702 62.5
Progressive Conservative John Allan Phillips 6,016 32.2
Co-operative Commonwealth John Charles Steer 991 5.3
Total valid votes 18,709
Turnout (based on valid votes; total votes not available) 18,709 79.19 +8.21
Eligible voters 23,624
Source: Elections Canada[5] and Canada Elections Database[6]
1949 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lionel Chevrier 12,639 60.6
Progressive Conservative Frank Thomas Shaver 6,670 32.0
Co-operative Commonwealth Alexander Francis Mullin 1,283 6.2
  Union of Electors Lucien St-Amour 252 1.2
Total valid votes 20,844
Total rejected ballots 292
Turnout 21,136 80.13 +0.94
Eligible voters 26,377
Source: Elections Canada[7] and Canada Elections Database[8]
1953 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lionel Chevrier 13,503 65.1
Progressive Conservative John Lawrence McDonald 7,244 34.9
Total valid votes 20,747
Total rejected ballots 252
Turnout 20,999 76.12 -4.01
Eligible voters 27,587
Source: Elections Canada[9] and Canada Elections Database[10]

References

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  • Lionel Chevrier – Parliament of Canada biography
  • Lionel Chevrier fonds - Library and Archives Canada.
  • "Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry: a history, 1784-1945". JG Harkness (1946). Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
  • Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  • Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2010
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Transport
1945–1954 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Privy Council
1957 		Vacant
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1963–1964 		Succeeded by


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  1. ^ "General Election (1935-10-14)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony. "1935 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. ^ "General Election (1940-03-26)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. ^ Sayers, Anthony. "1940 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  5. ^ "General Election (1945-06-11)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ^ Sayers, Anthony. "1945 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. ^ "General Election (1949-06-27)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  8. ^ Sayers, Anthony. "1949 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  9. ^ "General Election (1953-08-10)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  10. ^ Sayers, Anthony. "1953 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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