Lionel Chevrier

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Stormont
In office October 14, 1935 – June 30, 1954
Preceded by	Frank Thomas Shaver
Succeeded by	Albert Lavigne
Personal details
Born	(1903-04-02)April 2, 1903 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Diplomat Barrister Solicitor Lawyer Counsel High Commissioner Ambassador

Lionel Chevrier

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Life and career

Born in

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From 1943 to 1945, he was Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Munitions and Supply. From 1945 to 1954, he was the

. 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

. 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.

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Lionel Chevrier	9,233
	Conservative	Frank Thomas Shaver	6,655
	Reconstruction	Nathan Copeland	980

v t e 1940 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Lionel Chevrier	10,197
	National Government	Elzéar Emard	6,202

v t e 1945 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Lionel Chevrier	11,702
	Progressive Conservative	John Allan Phillips	6,016
	Co-operative Commonwealth	John Charles Steer	991

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Lionel Chevrier	12,639
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Thomas Shaver	6,670
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Alexander Francis Mullin	1,283
	Union of Electors	Amour St-Lucien	252

v t e 1953 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Lionel Chevrier	13,503b
	Progressive Conservative	John Lawrence McDonald	7,244

References

• 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 Joseph Enoil Michaud	Minister of Transport 1945–1954	Succeeded by George Carlyle Marler
Preceded by Louis St. Laurent	President of the Privy Council 1957	Vacant
Preceded by Donald Fleming	Minister of Justice 1963–1964	Succeeded by Guy Favreau