René-Antoine Pelletier

René-Antoine Pelletier (2 September 1908 – 30 March 1993) was a station agent and a Canadian federal political politician.

René-Antoine Pelletier
Member of Parliament
for Peace River
In office
October 1935 – March 1940
Preceded byDonald MacBeth Kennedy
Succeeded byJohn Sissons
Personal details
Born(1908-09-02)2 September 1908
Saint-Faustin, Quebec, Canada
Died30 March 1993(1993-03-30) (aged 84)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political partySocial Credit
SpouseHelen Marion Gregory[1]
ChildrenRene (c. 1930), Donald (c. 1931)
Professionstation agent

Political career

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Pelletier was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1935 Canadian federal election. He ran as a Social Credit candidate defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Donald MacBeth Kennedy. He served 1 term in office before defeated in the 1940 Canadian federal election by Liberal candidate John Sissons. Pelletier ran in that election as a candidate for the New Democracy party.

He died in 1993 and was buried at Our Lady of Good Hope Roman Catholic, Hope Cemetery.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
  2. ^ "PELLETIER, Rene - Southwestern – Vancouver Coast County, British Columbia". www.canadianheadstones.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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