Career
He represented Madawaska County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1948 to 1952 as a Liberal member. He was born in Saint-François, New Brunswick, the son of Émile Nadeau and Élisabeth Michaud. He studied in Saint-Basile and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec before settling on the family farm.
Nadeau married Irène Daigle.
He helped found the local Caisse Populaire.