Sir Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier, KCMGPC (January 22, 1837 – April 29, 1911) was a Canadian lawyer, militia officer, politician, publisher, judge, and the ninthLieutenant Governor of Quebec.
He was President of the Canadian Commission for the Paris World Fair in 1878. He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for his work on this commission. In 1898, he was promoted to Knight Commander.
Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier – Parliament of Canada biography
January 01, 1970
charles, alphonse, pantaléon, pelletier, kcmg, january, 1837, april, 1911, canadian, lawyer, militia, officer, politician, publisher, judge, ninth, lieutenant, governor, quebec, right, honourablecharles, pelletierkcmg, appeared, july, 1891member, canadian, par. Sir Charles Alphonse Pantaleon Pelletier KCMG PC January 22 1837 April 29 1911 was a Canadian lawyer militia officer politician publisher judge and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec The Right HonourableCharles PelletierKCMGCharles Alphonse Pantaleon Pelletier as he appeared in July 1891Member of the Canadian Parliament for KamouraskaIn office February 17 1869 February 2 1877Succeeded byCharles Francois RoyMember of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Quebec EstIn office March 4 1873 January 20 1874Preceded byJacques Philippe RheaumeSucceeded byPierre Vincent ValinSenator for Grandville QuebecIn office February 2 1877 September 1904Nominated byAlexander MackenziePreceded byLuc Letellier de St JustSucceeded byPhilippe Auguste Choquette9th Lieutenant Governor of QuebecIn office September 15 1908 April 29 1911MonarchsEdward VIIGeorge VGovernor GeneralThe Earl GreyPremierLomer GouinPreceded byLouis Amable JetteSucceeded byFrancois LangelierPersonal detailsBorn 1837 01 22 January 22 1837Riviere Ouelle Lower CanadaDiedApril 29 1911 1911 04 29 aged 74 Sillery QuebecPolitical partyLiberalSpouseSusanne Casgrain m 1860 wbr Alma materUniversite LavalOccupationlawyer militia officer politician publisher judgeProfessionpoliticianCabinetMinister of Agriculture 1877 1878 PortfolioSpeaker of the Senate 1896 1901 Biography editBorn in Riviere Ouelle Lower Canada now Quebec the son of Jean Marie Pelletier and Julie Painchaud he studied law at the Universite Laval was called to the bar in 1860 and entered practice in Quebec City He married Suzanne the daughter of lawyer Charles Eusebe Casgrain in 1861 his wife died during childbirth the following year In 1862 he joined the Canadian Militia as an officer with the Voltigeurs de Quebec A Captain by 1863 he became a major with the 9th Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles and saw active service with the battalion in 1866 during the Fenian Raids and retired from the militia in 1867 In 1866 he married Eugenie the daughter of Marc Pascal de Sales Laterriere a doctor and seigneur He was elected as a Liberal to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Kamouraska Quebec in a by election held in 1869 There was no election in this riding in 1867 due to riots He was re elected in 1872 and 1874 He was also elected to represent Quebec Est in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in an 1873 by election he resigned this seat in 1874 when the dual mandate became illegal From 1877 to 1878 he was the Minister of Agriculture in the federal cabinet nbsp Pelletier in regal dress as the Lieutenant governor He was President of the Canadian Commission for the Paris World Fair in 1878 He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for his work on this commission In 1898 he was promoted to Knight Commander In 1877 he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Grandville Quebec From 1896 to 1901 he was the Speaker of the Senate of Canada He resigned in 1904 and was appointed a puisne judge of the Quebec Superior Court In 1908 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and served until his death in 1911 References edit Biography Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Quebec de 1792 a nos jours in French National Assembly of Quebec Charles Alphonse Pantaleon Pelletier Dictionary of Canadian Biography online ed University of Toronto Press 1979 2016 Biography from the Ministry of Agriculture Charles Alphonse Pantaleon Pelletier Parliament of Canada biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Alphonse Pantaleon Pelletier amp oldid 1188789293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,