Marin Gallant

Marin Gallant was a farmer, educator and political figure on Prince [Edward Island]. He represented 3rd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of [Prince Edward Island] from 1935 to 1947 as a Prince [Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal].
He was born in Rustico, [Prince">Rustico, Prince Edward Island">Rustico, [Prince Edward Island], the son of Arcade Gallant and Virginia Blanchard, and was educated at Saint Dunstan's College. Gallant taught school in Rustico, Miscouche and Egmont Bay. In 1907, Gallant married Marie-Rose Arsenault. He was a public school inspector for French schools from 1910 to 1922 and from 1927 to 1932. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1927. Gallant served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio from 1935 to 1946.