Mathurin Robicheau was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. He represented Clare township from 1855 to 1859 and Digby County from 1859 to 1867 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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He was the son of Aramand Robicheau and Rosalie Bourque. He served as 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...

 from 1856 to 1878. He was married twice: first to Charlotte Belliveau and then to Monique Comeau. In 1867, he was put in charge of the light station at Cape Ste. Marie.

His brother Frederick A. Robicheau

Frederick A. Robicheau

Frederick Armand Robicheau was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840. Simon d'Entremont and Robicheau are believed to be the first Acadians elected to a legislative assembly in North America.-Biography:He was the...

also served in the provincial assembly.