Desire J. Comeau Explained

Desire J. Comeau
Birth Date:23 July 1906
Birth Place:Meteghan, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Arvida, Quebec
Office:MLA for Clare
Term Start:1949
Term End:1953
Predecessor:new riding
Successor:Pierre E. Belliveau
Party:Progressive Conservative
Occupation:manufacturer

Desire Joseph Comeau (July 23, 1906 – October 6, 1972) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Comeau was born at Meteghan, Digby County, Nova Scotia in 1906.[2] A manufacturer by career, he married Antoinette Marie Saulnier in 1928.[2] Comeau entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, defeating Liberal Benoit Comeau by 38 votes in the newly established Clare riding.[3] He was defeated by Liberal Pierre E. Belliveau when he ran for re-election in 1953.[4] Comeau died at Arvida, Quebec on October 6, 1972.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Clare. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2015-05-03. 2017-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823064832/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/clare-digby.pdf. dead.
  2. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-05-05. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 39.
  3. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1949 . 24 . 2015-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081248/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf . 2015-05-18 .
  4. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953. Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. 25. 2015-05-03.