Desire J. Comeau
MLA for Clare
In office
1949–1953
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byPierre E. Belliveau
Personal details
Born(1906-07-23)July 23, 1906
Meteghan, Nova Scotia
DiedOctober 6, 1972(1972-10-06) (aged 66)
Arvida, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationmanufacturer

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. 1 2 3 Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 39. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 25. Retrieved 2015-05-03.


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