Thomas-Philippe Pelletier

Thomas-Philippe Pelletier
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Grandville
In office
1892–1913
Preceded byÉlisée Dionne
Succeeded byJohn Hall Kelly
Personal details
Born(1823-12-22)22 December 1823
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Lower Canada
Died28 April 1913(1913-04-28) (aged 89)
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Political partyConservative
ChildrenLouis-Philippe Pelletier

Thomas-Philippe Pelletier (22 December 1823 – 28 April 1913) was a Canadian merchant and politician.[1]

Biography

Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Lower Canada, the son of Germain Pelletier and Marie Marthe Pelletier, he was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and then became a school teacher. He later opened a general merchandise business in Trois-Pistoles where he was the postmaster for fifty-three years. In 1892, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Grandville. A Conservative, he served until his death in 1913.

He married Caroline Casault, the daughter of Louis-Napoléon Casault in 1854. He was the father of Louis-Philippe Pelletier.

References

  1. ^ "Histoire - Assemblée nationale du Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-02.