Louis Audette

Louis Audette

Louis de la Chesnaye Audette (1907 – April 2, 1995) was a Canadian lawyer, soldier, and civil servant.

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he was educated as a lawyer and practiced in Montreal during 1930s. During World War II, he served with the Royal Canadian Navy and commanded several ships (HMCS Pictou, HMCS Amherst, HMCS Coaticook, and HMCS St. Catharines) in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. He was mentioned in dispatches and left the Navy with the rank of Lieutenant commander. As a reserve officer, he was later promoted to commander.

After the war, from 1947 to 1959, he a member of the Canadian Maritime Commission. He was also chairman from 1954 to 1959. from 1959 to 1972, he was Chairman of the Tariff Board of Canada.

In 1974, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.


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