Auguste Renaud

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]

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

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]

Electoral record

1872 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Barry Cutler1,38152.4
LiberalAuguste Renaud1,25647.6
1867 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAuguste Renaud2,22564.1
UnknownLestock P. W. DesBrisay75721.8
UnknownOwen McInerney48514.0
UnknownRobert Barry Cutler40.2

References

  1. 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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