Carl Legault (January 2, 1923 – March 12, 1983) was a Canadian politician. He represented the
riding of
Nipissing in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1964 to 1972. He represented the
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Before entering politics, Legault was a furniture retailer in Sturgeon Falls.
He was first elected in a 1964
byelection, following the death of the district's longtime
MP Jack Garland. He was reelected in the
1965 and
1968
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elections, and then retired from politics in 1972. He died in 1983 and was buried at Sturgeon Falls.
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1923 births
1983 deaths
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Franco-Ontarian people
People from West Nipissing
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