Thomas-Philippe Pelletier Explained

Thomas-Philippe Pelletier
Office:Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Grandville
Predecessor:Élisée Dionne
Successor:John Hall Kelly
Term Start:1892
Term End:1913
Birth Date:22 December 1823
Birth Place:Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Lower Canada
Death Place:Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Party:Conservative
Children:Louis-Philippe Pelletier

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

Biography

Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Lower Canada, the son of Germain Pelletier and Marie Marthe Pelletier, Pelletier 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 and was the postmaster of Trois-Pistoles 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 he died in 1913.

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

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