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 by | Donald MacBeth Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | John Sissons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1908 Saint-Faustin, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 30 March 1993 (aged 84) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Spouse | Helen Marion Gregory[1] |
| Children | Rene (c. 1930), Donald (c. 1931) |
| Profession | station agent |
Political career edit
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 edit
- ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "PELLETIER, Rene - Southwestern – Vancouver Coast County, British Columbia". www.canadianheadstones.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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