Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber Explained

Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber
Birth Date:1829 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:Saint John, New Brunswick
Death Place:Saint John, New Brunswick
Riding:Saint John
Predecessor:Samuel Leonard Tilley
Successor:Samuel Leonard Tilley
Term Start:1873
Term End:1878
Order2:32nd
Office2:Mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick
Predecessor2:J. Mcgregor Grant
Successor2:Henry J. Thorne
Term Start2:1885
Term End2:1887
Profession:businessman
Party:Liberal Party of Canada

Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber (November 7, 1829 – June 18, 1908) was a Canadian politician and businessman.[1]

He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The son of L.H. De Veber, he was educated in Saint John and entered his father's mercantile firm. De Veber married Elizabeth Isley in 1856. He was a director of the Bank of New Brunswick and the Rivière-du-Loop Railway.[2]

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada on December 1, 1873, as a Member of the Liberal Party of Canada to represent the riding of the City of St. John and re-elected on January 22, 1874, and defeated on September 17, 1878. He was a member of the Liberal Party caucus from December 1, 1873, to August 16, 1878.

De Veber was also mayor of Saint John from 1885 to 1887 and served as treasurer for Saint John County from 1887 to 1908.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Automated Genealogy 1901 Census Transcription Project.
  2. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.