John B. Pelletier | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 44th district | |
In office January 7, 1935 - November 29, 1946 | |
Preceded by | Clare Woolwine |
Succeeded by | Edward E. Elliott |
Personal details | |
Born | Quebec, Canada | September 22, 1884
Died | November 29, 1946 Los Angeles, California | (aged 62)
Political party | Democratic |
John B. Pelletier (born September 22, 1884 - November 29, 1946) served in the California State Assembly for the 44th district from 1935 to 1946[1] and was born in Canada.[2] He immigrated to the United States in 1895.[3]
Pelletier is famous for the fact that, in 1934, he was a "bum" on Skid Row in Los Angeles when master lobbyist Arthur Samish cleaned him up and successfully ran Pelletier for the California Assembly.[4]