Lionel Chevrier

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 Minister	Lester B. Pearson
Preceded by	George A. Drew
Succeeded by	Charles Ritchie
Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada
In office April 22, 1963 – February 2, 1964
Prime Minister	Lester B. Pearson
Preceded by	Donald Fleming
Succeeded by	Guy Favreau
President of the Privy Council
In office April 25, 1957 – June 20, 1957
Prime Minister	Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by	Louis St. Laurent
Succeeded by	John Diefenbaker
Minister of Transport
In office April 18, 1945 – June 30, 1954
Prime Minister	W. L. Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by	Joseph-Enoil Michaud
Succeeded by	George Carlyle Marler
Member of Parliament for Laurier
In office June 10, 1957 – December 27, 1963
Preceded by	J.-Eugène Lefrançois
Succeeded by	Fernand Leblanc
Member of Parliament for 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 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 8, 1987(1987-07-08) (aged 84) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
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

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
	Conservative	Frank Thomas Shaver	6,655
	Reconstruction	Nathan Copeland	980

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

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

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

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