William Marshall Gallant (January 20, 1915 – July 21, 1988) was an air force officer, credit union manager and political figure in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. 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 1970 to 1975 as a Liberal

Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

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He was born in Saint Charles, Prince Edward Island, the son of Leo Gallant, and was educated in New Acadia. Gallnat served 25 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Canadian Air Force

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. In 1941, he married Lucy Irene Young. After he retired from the air force, he became manager of the credit union at CFB Summerside

CFB Summerside

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. Gallant served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Community Services and Minister of the Environment and Tourism from 1973 to 1974. After he retired from politics in 1975, he moved to Woodstock, New Brunswick

Woodstock, New Brunswick

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. Gallant died at the Victoria Health Centre in Fredericton

Fredericton, New Brunswick

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at the age of 73.