Auguste Renaud

Auguste Renaud
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Kent
In office
1867–1872
Succeeded by Robert Barry Cutler
Personal details
Born (1835-10-18)October 18, 1835
Bordeaux, France
Died July 7, 1897(1897-07-07) (aged 61)
Political party Liberal

Auguste Renaud (October 18, 1835 July 7, 1897) was a New Brunswick farmer and political figure. He represented Kent in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member and was the first Acadian elected to the House of Commons.[1]

He was born in Bordeaux, France in 1835[1] and settled near Bouctouche, New Brunswick around 1850. In 1862, he married Cécile Léger. After his term in office, he served as customs collector at Bouctouche until 1891. He died in Fond-de-la-Baie near Bouctouche in 1897.[2]

Renaud was the first francophone from the Maritimes to sit in the House of Commons.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Auguste Renaud – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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