Lionel Chevrier
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The Hon. Lionel Chevrier |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Stormont |
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In office 1935–1954 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Thomas Shaver |
| Succeeded by | Albert Lavigne |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Laurier |
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In office 1957–1964 |
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| Preceded by | J.-Eugène Lefrançois |
| Succeeded by | Fernand Leblanc |
| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
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In office 1964–1967 |
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| Prime Minister | Lester Pearson |
| Preceded by | George A. Drew |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ritchie |
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| Born |
April 2, 1903 Cornwall, Ontario |
| Died | July 8, 1987 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Lionel Chevrier, PC CC QC (April 2, 1903 – July 8, 1987) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and cabinet minister.
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.
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