Marin Gallant was a farmer, educator and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

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. He represented 3rd Prince

3rd Prince

3rd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the eastern central portion of Prince County....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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 from 1935 to 1947 as a Liberal

Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

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He was born in South Rustico, Prince Edward Island, the son of Arcade Gallant and Virginia Blanchard, and was educated at Saint Dunstan's College

Saint Dunstan's University

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. Gallant taught school in Rustico, Miscouche

Miscouche, Prince Edward Island

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 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

Minister without Portfolio

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from 1935 to 1946.