Career
He represented the riding of Nipissing in the Canadian House of Commons from 1964 to 1972. He represented the Liberal Party. 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 Member of Parliament 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.