Audett was born in Hamilton, Canada West.

He emigrated to the United States in 1876, and settled in Brooklyn in 1884.

Audett was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1895 (Kings Co., 13th D.) and 1896 (Kings Co., 6th D.).

He was a member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) in 1901 and 1902.

He died suddenly on March 23, 1921, at the Adelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, of heart disease.