John B. Pelletier Explained

John B. Pelletier
Birth Date:22 September 1884
Birth Place:Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
State Assembly:California
District:44th
Term:January 7, 1935 - November 29, 1946
Preceded:Clare Woolwine
Succeeded:Edward E. Elliott
Party:Democratic

John B. Pelletier (born September 22, 1884 - November 29, 1946) served in the California State Assembly for the 44th district from 1935 to 1946[1] and was born in Canada.[2] He immigrated to the United States in 1895.[3]

Pelletier is famous for the fact that, in 1934, he was a "bum" on Skid Row in Los Angeles when master lobbyist Arthur Samish cleaned him up and successfully ran Pelletier for the California Assembly.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Join California - John B. Pelletier. joincalifornia.com.
  2. Book: Vassar. Alexander C.. Legislators of California. 2011. 23 November 2016.
  3. Web site: California Blue Book. Secretary Of State. California. 1941.
  4. Book: The Secret Boss of California: The Life and High Times of Art Samish . registration . Samish . Arthur H. . Thomas . Bob . Bob Thomas (reporter). 1971 . . New York .