| Thomas-Philippe Pelletier | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Grandville | |
| In office 1892–1913 | |
| Preceded by | Élisée Dionne |
| Succeeded by | John Hall Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1823-12-22)22 December 1823 Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Lower Canada |
| Died | 28 April 1913(1913-04-28) (aged 89) Trois-Pistoles, Quebec |
| Political 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, 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
- "Histoire - Assemblée nationale du Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- "A history of Quebec, its resources and people, Vol. 2". Internet Archive. 1908.