Louis Conrad Pelletier
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Louis Conrad Pelletier was a Quebec
lawyer and political figure. He represented Laprairie
in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1891 to 1896 as a Conservative
member.
He was born in Lavaltrie
, Canada East
, the son of Emile Pelletier and Emilie Laporte. He was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and McGill University
. Pelletier was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1877 and set up practice in Montreal
. He ran unsuccessfully for the La Prairie seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890 and again in 1900. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 1891 federal election
and was defeated by Dominique Monet
when he ran for reelection in the newly created riding of Laprairie—Napierville
in 1896. Pelletier was named Queen's Counsel
in 1893.
In 1894, he married Marie-Anne Élisabeth Élisa Bernardette Roberge. Pelletier served as mayor for La Prairie
in 1904. He was also co-founder of the St. Lawrence Brick company (Briqueterie Saint-Laurent). . Pelletier was bâtonnier for the Montreal bar from 1920 to 1921.
Louis-Siméon Morin
, a cousin on his father's side, served as a member of the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
lawyer and political figure. He represented Laprairie
La Prairie (electoral district)
La Prairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1896 and from 1968 to 1997....
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1891 to 1896 as a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
member.
He was born in Lavaltrie
Lavaltrie, Quebec
Lavaltrie is a city located within the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the southern part of the region of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, northeast of Montreal outside of the suburban sprawl of the northern crown...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, the son of Emile Pelletier and Emilie Laporte. He was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
. Pelletier was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1877 and set up practice in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He ran unsuccessfully for the La Prairie seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890 and again in 1900. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 1891 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1891
The Canadian federal election of 1891 was held on March 5 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 7th Parliament of Canada. It was won by the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald....
and was defeated by Dominique Monet
Dominique Monet
Dominique Monet was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.Born in St-Michel de Napierville, Canada East, the son of Dominique Monet, Monet was educated at L'Assomption College and received an LL.D. from Laval University in 1889. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1889 and was created a Queen's...
when he ran for reelection in the newly created riding of Laprairie—Napierville
Laprairie—Napierville
Laprairie—Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1935.This riding was created in 1892 from Laprairie and Napierville ridings. It consisted initially of:...
in 1896. Pelletier was named Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1893.
In 1894, he married Marie-Anne Élisabeth Élisa Bernardette Roberge. Pelletier served as mayor for La Prairie
La Prairie, Quebec
La Prairie is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon...
in 1904. He was also co-founder of the St. Lawrence Brick company (Briqueterie Saint-Laurent). . Pelletier was bâtonnier for the Montreal bar from 1920 to 1921.
Louis-Siméon Morin
Louis-Siméon Morin
Louis-Siméon Morin was a Quebec lawyer and political figure.He was born in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada in 1831, the son of Joseph Morin and Félicité Peltier whose uncle was Solomon Juneau, and studied at the Collège de l'Assomption. He apprenticed in law with Côme-Séraphin Cherrier and Antoine-Aimé...
, a cousin on his father's side, served as a member of the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.