Biography
GALLANT, PIUS AENEAS, farmer, merchant, and civil servant; b. 1 February 1882 in Rustico, son of Dr. Isidore Gallant and Marguerite Campbell; m. 27 November 1941 Lillian-Mae MacAusland of Bloomfield; they had one son, Pius; Roman Catholic; d. 10 November 1971 in Charlottetown.
Gallant, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1935 for 1st Prince. He was re-elected in the general election of 1939.
Aeneas Gallant was a resident of Bloomfield Station, where he farmed and operated a store for a number of years. From 1943 to 1954, he held the position of accountant at the Falconwood Hospital in Charlottetown. Pius Aeneas Gallant died 10 November 1971.
References
Acadiens p. 93; CPG 1941; PARO: Bloomfield St. Anthony's Church Records.