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Mar 17, 1841 Died on 03 Oct 1905 (aged 64)
Canadian politician
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About Francis Gallant
- Francis "Frank" Gallant (March 17, 1841 – October 3, 1905) was a merchant, mariner and political figure on Prince Edward Island.
- He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1875 to 1876 as a Conservative member. He was born François Gallant in Nail Pond, Prince Edward Island, the son of Sylvain Gallant and Mary Gaudet.
- He went to sea at a young age and became a master mariner involved in the trade with the West Indies.
- After 14 years at sea, he established a lobster packing at Tignish.
- Gallant then became a general merchant.
- He served as postmaster for Tignish and operated an inn there.
- In 1870, he married Katherine McKenna.
- Gallant was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1875 by-election held after Stanislaus Francis Perry was elected to the House of Commons.
- Gallant died in Tignish at the age of 64. His daughter Bertha married Aubin-Edmond Arsenault.
