Louis-Philippe Pelletier
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Louis-Philippe Pelletier (1 February 1857 – 8 February 1921) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, newspaper owner, politician, professor, and judge.
Born in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada, the son of Thomas-Philippe Pelletier and Caroline Casault, the sister of Louis-Napoléon Casault, Pelletier was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and received a law degree from the Université Laval. He articled with Auguste-Réal Angers and was called to the Quebec bar in 1880.
After being defeated in the 1908 federal election, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Quebec County in the 1911 election. A Conservative, he was the Postmaster General from 1911 to 1914.
Prior to his entry to federal politics, Pelletier was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec after being elected in Dorchester as a Conservative in 1888 and retained his seat until 1904 when he did not seek another re-election. He attempted a return in 1908 but was defeated.
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- Parliament of Canada biography
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- National Assembly of Quebec biography. (French)
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Member of Parliament from Quebec County 1911–1914 |
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