Onésime Pelletier

Onésime Pelletier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bellechasse
In office
1867–1875
Succeeded by Pierre Fradet
Personal details
Born April 5, 1833
Lavaltrie, Canada East
Died April 2, 1881 (aged 47)
Saint-Charles, Quebec
Political party Liberal

Onésime Pelletier (April 5, 1833 – April 2, 1881) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1875 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Lavaltrie, Canada East, the son of Ambroise Pelletier and Louise-Sophie Giguère, and was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and the Université Laval. He qualified to practice as a doctor in 1858 and set up practice in Saint-Charles. In 1859, he married Anselmie Blais. Pelletier was president of the Bellechasse Colonization Society. He was defeated by Pierre Fradet when he ran for reelection in 1875. Pelletier died in Saint-Charles at the age of 47.

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