Mathias Nadeau was a farmer, merchant and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented Madawaska County

Madawaska County, New Brunswick

Madawaska County , also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 as a Conservative member from 1882 to 1886.

He was born in Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick

Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick

Saint-Hilaire is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.The largest employer is a composting plant.-Demographics:Population trendMother tongue language -External links:*...

 and educated at Sainte Anne's College. In 1862, he married Adelaide Saucier. Nadeau was a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

and served on the county council for six years. He was elected in an 1882 by-election held after P. Lynott resigned his seat.