Anselm-François Comeau was a farmer, businessman and politician of Acadian

Acadian

The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...

 descent in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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. He represented Clare Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 from 1840 to 1855, generally supporting the Reform Party.

He was born in Comeauville, Nova Scotia

Comeauville, Nova Scotia

Comeauville is an Acadian community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the District of Clare ....

, the son of François Comeau and Marguerite Melanson. In 1824, he married Marie-Gertrude Amirault. Comeau was also involved in lumbering, owning a sawmill, and fishing. He served as postmaster for Clare

Clare, Nova Scotia

Clare is a municipal district in western Nova Scotia, Canada.Primarily an Acadian region, Clare occupies the western half of Digby County. Most of the municipality's settled areas are located along St. Marys Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of Maine...

. Comeau was named a magistrate for Clare in 1848. In 1855, he was named to the province's Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Nova Scotia

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, serving until his death in 1867.