Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier

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C.-A.-P. Pelletier

Sir Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier , KCMG , PC , QC (born January 22, 1837 in Rivière-Ouelle , Québec , †  April 29, 1911 in Sillery , Québec) was a Canadian politician . From 1869 to 1877 he was a liberal member of the lower house , then a member of the Senate until 1904 . He was Canada's Minister of Agriculture for almost two years. Eventually he served as Vice Governor of the Province of Québec from 1908 until his death .

biography

Pelletier studied law at the Université Laval and the approval was given in 1860 as a lawyer . He practiced his profession in the provincial capital Quöbec . He also served voluntarily in the militia and rose to the rank of major. As a candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada , he ran for the general election in 1867 , but the election in his constituency Kamouraska had to be annulled because of violent riots between the political camps. Finally, in February 1869, he decided the by-election for himself.

Pelletier was re-elected in 1872 and 1874. In 1873 he was also elected to the National Assembly of Québec , but gave up this mandate the following year, as dual mandates were no longer allowed at the federal and provincial levels. Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie named Pelletier a senator in January 1877 and accepted him into the federal cabinet as Minister of Agriculture. He held his office as minister until October 1878.

Pelletier served as legal advisor to the City of Québec from 1885 to 1905. From 1896 to 1901 he was Speaker of the Senate. He gave up his Senate seat when Governor General Lord Gray sworn him in as Lieutenant Governor of Québec on September 15, 1908. He held this representative office until his death.

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SURNAME Pelletier, Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician, lieutenant governor of Quebec
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Rivière-Ouelle
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1911
Place of death Sillery (Québec)