Benoit Comeau | |
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MLA for Clare | |
In office 1967–1981 |
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Preceded by | Hector J. Pothier |
Succeeded by | Chester Melanson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Comeauville, Nova Scotia |
July 23, 1916
Died | December 9, 1995 Digby County, Nova Scotia |
(aged 79)
Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
Residence | Little Brook, Nova Scotia |
Occupation | mink rancher |
Benoit Comeau (July 23, 1916 – December 9, 1995) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1967 to 1981. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Comeau was born in Comeauville, Nova Scotia; his father was former Nova Scotia MLA and Senator, Joseph William Comeau. Benoit Comeau served in World War II with the Royal Canadian Air Force and was a mink rancher. He was married to Marie Antoinette Doucet. Comeau served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Lands and Forests, Minister of Fisheries, and Minister of Public Works. He died on December 9, 1995.