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.
Onésime Pelletier | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bellechasse | |
In office 1867–1875 | |
Succeeded by | Pierre Fradet |
Personal details | |
Born | Lavaltrie, Lower Canada | April 5, 1833
Died | April 2, 1881 Saint-Charles, Quebec | (aged 47)
Political party | Liberal |
He was born in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada, 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.
References
edit- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.