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 Liberal Party.

Carl Legault
MP for Nipissing
In office
1964–1972
Preceded byJack Garland
Succeeded byJean-Jacques Blais,
Personal details
Born(1923-01-02)January 2, 1923
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 12, 1983(1983-03-12) (aged 60)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Gilberte Dompierre
(m. 14 Oct 1946)[1]

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 elections, and then retired from politics in 1972. He died in 1983 and was buried at Sturgeon Falls.[2]

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  1. ^ Canada, Public Archives of (1968). "The Canadian Directory of Parliament, 1867-1967".
  2. ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~murrayp/nipissin/sturgeon/st_mary1/legaul24.jpg [bare URL image file]
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