Career
He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1875 as a Liberal member. He was born in Lavaltrie, Canada East, the son of Ambroise Pelletier and Louise-Sophie Giguère, and was educated at the Collège de l"Assomption and the Université Laval. He qualified to practice as a doctor in 1858 and set up practice in Saint-Charles.
Pelletier was president of the Bellechasse Colonization Society.
He was defeated by Pierre Fradet when he ran for reelection in 1875. Pelletier died in Saint-Charles at the age of 47.
