Thomas-Philippe Pelletier

Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Lower Canada, the son of Germain Pelletier and Marie Marthe Pelletier, he was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and then became a school teacher. He later opened a general merchandise business in Trois-Pistoles where he was the postmaster for fifty-three years. In 1892, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Grandville. A Conservative, he served until his death in 1913.

He married Caroline Casault, the daughter of Louis-Napoléon Casault in 1854. He was the father of Louis-Philippe Pelletier.

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
• "A history of Quebec, its resources and people, Vol. 2". Internet Archive. 1908.