Francis "Frank" Gallant (March 17, 1841 – October 3, 1905) was a merchant, mariner and political figure on

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1875 to 1876 as a

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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

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. After 14 years at sea, he established a lobster packing at

Tignish Tignish is a Canadian town located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is located approximately northwest of the city of Summerside, and northwest of the city of Charlottetown. It has a population of 719. The name "Tignish" is derived ...

. 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 Aubin-Edmond Arsenault (28 July 1870 – 29 April 1968) was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was the 13th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1917 to 1919. Born in Egmont Bay, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Arsenault's family ...

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* Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 1841 births 1905 deaths People from Tignish, Prince Edward Island 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub