Peter Veniot

Peter John Veniot
Peter J. Veniot as Postmaster General
18th Premier of New Brunswick
In office
February 28, 1923 – September 14, 1925
MonarchGeorge V
Lieutenant GovernorWilliam Pugsley
William Frederick Todd
Preceded byWalter E. Foster
Succeeded byJohn B. M. Baxter
MLA for Gloucester
In office
November 5, 1894 – January 6, 1900
Preceded byThéotime Blanchard
Succeeded byJohn Young
In office
February 24, 1917 – September 14, 1926
Preceded byJohn B. Hatchey
Succeeded byClovis-Thomas Richard
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Gloucester
In office
September 14, 1926 – July 6, 1936
Preceded byJean George Robichaud
Succeeded byClarence Joseph Veniot
Personal details
Born(1863-10-04)October 4, 1863
Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America
DiedJuly 6, 1936(1936-07-06) (aged 72)
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Catherine Melanson
(m. 1885)
Children6 sons
Alma materPictou Academy
Occupationbusinessman and newspaper owner
Professionpolitician

Peter John Veniot, PC (October 4, 1863 – July 6, 1936) was a businessman and newspaper owner and a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was the first Acadian premier of New Brunswick.[1]

  1. ^ "Pierre Veniot becomes Premier of New Brunswick". Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2019.