Onuphe Peltier
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Onuphe Peltier was an entrepreneur and political figure in Quebec
Quebec
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. He represented L'Assomption
L'Assomption (provincial electoral district)
L'Assomption is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Created in 1829 and located in the Lanaudière region, the district includes the municipalities of Saint-Sulpice and L'Assomption and portions of the city of Repentigny.-Members...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...

 from 1871 to 1880 as a Conservative.

He was born in Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre, Quebec
Saint-Pierre is a village municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population:* Population in 2006: 304 * Population in 2001: 293...

, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
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, the son of Jean-Baptiste Peltier and Charlotte Cadot. He was educated at L'Assomption
L'Assomption, Quebec
L'Assomption is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area....

 and established himself in business at L'Épiphanie
L'Épiphanie, Quebec
L'Épiphanie, Quebec may refer to any of two entities in L'Assomption Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada:*L'Épiphanie , Quebec*L'Épiphanie , Quebec...

. In 1842, he married Marie-Angèle Magnan. Peltier was mayor of L'Épiphanie from 1863 to 1869. He died in office there at the age of 58.
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