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Peter Veniot

Peter John Veniot
Peter Veniot as Postmaster General.jpg
Peter J. Veniot as Postmaster General
18th Premier of New Brunswick
In office
February 28, 1923 – September 14, 1925
Monarch George V
Lieutenant Governor William Pugsley
William Frederick Todd
Preceded by Walter E. Foster
Succeeded by John B. M. Baxter
MLA for Gloucester
In office
November 5, 1894 – January 6, 1900
Serving with Allister F. Bentley, John Sievewright, Prosper E. Paulin
Preceded by Théotime Blanchard
Succeeded by John Young
In office
February 24, 1917 – September 14, 1926
Serving with James P. Byrne, Ivan Rand, John B. London, Seraphine R. Léger, Jean George Robichaud, J. André Doucet
Preceded by John B. Hatchey
Succeeded by Clovis-Thomas Richard
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Gloucester
In office
September 14, 1926 – July 6, 1936
Preceded by Jean George Robichaud
Succeeded by Clarence Joseph Veniot
Personal details
Born (1863-10-04)October 4, 1863
Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada
Died July 6, 1936(1936-07-06) (aged 72)
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Catherine Melanson (m. 1885)
Children 6 sons
Alma mater Pictou Academy
Occupation businessman and newspaper owner
Profession politician
Religion Roman Catholic

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 the province of New Brunswick.

He was born in Richibucto, New Brunswick but later moved to Pictou, Nova Scotia with his family. Veniot worked as a journalist and typographer for the Pictou Standard and then the Moncton Transcript. He then moved to Bathurst, where he became editor and later owner of .

Veniot was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1894, but left politics in 1900 for a customs job. In 1912, he was hired to reorganize the Liberal Party of New Brunswick, and became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) again in 1917.

He served in the cabinet of Premier Walter Foster as Minister of Public Works. As Minister, Veniot was responsible for the creation of the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission and the modernization of the province's highway system.

Veniot became Premier in 1923 following Foster's resignation. He was a supporter of the Maritime Rights Movement, which advocated more power for the Maritime provinces in Canadian confederation. His government was defeated in the 1925 provincial election.


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