Joseph William Comeau

Joseph Willie Comeau
The Honourable; Joseph Willie Comeau; PC
Senator for Nova Scotia
	In office; December 1, 1948 – January 10, 1966
Appointed by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
MLA for Digby County
	In office; February 19, 1907 – June 25, 1925
Preceded by	Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
Succeeded by	William Hudson Farnham; Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau
	In office; October 1, 1928 – June 9, 1949
Preceded by	William Hudson Farnham; Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau
Succeeded by	E. Keith Potter
Personal details
Born	Joseph William Comeau; March 12, 1876; Comeauville, Nova Scotia
Died	January 11, 1966 (aged 89); Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Grace Sheehan; Zoé Doucet
Occupation	Fish merchant; teacher

Joseph William (Willie) Comeau (March 12, 1876 – January 11, 1966) was an educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1907 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1948 as a Liberal member. Comeau sat for Clare division in the Senate of Canada from 1948 to 1966.

Early life and education

He was born in Comeauville, Nova Scotia, the son of Louis Comeau and Catherine Bourneuf, and was educated at the Collège Sainte-Anne.[1]

Political career

Comeau served as a minister without portfolio in the province's Executive Council from 1911 to 1917, from 1921 to 1925 and from 1933 to 1948. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Council from 1925 to 1928. Comeau resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1917 to run unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons.

Death

He died in office at the age of 89 in Yarmouth.

Personal life

Comeau was married twice: first to Grace Sheehan and then, after her death, to Zoé Doucet.[1] His son, Benoit Comeau served as the MLA for Clare from 1967 to 1981 and his grandson Robert Thibault served in the House of Commons from 2000 to 2008.

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References

Joseph William Comeau – Parliament of Canada biography

Fonds Willie J. Comeau, Archives du centre acadien de l'université Sainte-Anne Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine (French)

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[fonds-1] Fonds Willie J. Comeau, Archives du centre acadien de l'université Sainte-Anne Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine (French)