Auguste Renaud

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

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]

Electoral record

1872 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Barry Cutler 1,381 52.4
Liberal Auguste Renaud 1,256 47.6
Source: Canadian Elections Database[3]
1867 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Auguste Renaud 2,225 64.1 Green tickY
Unknown Lestock P. W. DesBrisay 757 21.8
Unknown Owen McInerney 485 14.0
Unknown Robert Barry Cutler 4 0.2
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Auguste Renaud – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.


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