| Jacobus Johannes Venter | |
| Order1: | Chairman of the Joint Commission for Administering the Government of the Orange Free State |
| Term Start1: | 10 February 1855 |
| Term End1: | 27 August 1855 |
| Predecessor1: | Josias Philip Hoffman As State President of the Orange Free State |
| Successor1: | Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff As State President of the Orange Free State |
| Order2: | Acting State President of the Orange Free State |
| Term Start2: | 15 December 1859 |
| Term End2: | 8 February 1860 |
| Predecessor2: | Esaias Reynier Snijman (Acting) |
| Successor2: | Marthinus Wessel Pretorius |
| Term Start3: | 20 June 1863 |
| Term End3: | 2 February 1864 |
| Predecessor3: | Joseph Allison (Acting) |
| Successor3: | Johannes Brand |
| Order4: | Member of the Volksraad of the Orange Free State |
| Birth Date: | March 21, 1814 |
| Death Date: | January 18, 1889 |
| Death Place: | Bloemfontein |
Jacobus Johannes Venter (1814 - 1889) was a South African (Boer) statesman. He was a member of the Volksraad of the Orange Free State, chairman of the Joint Commission for Administering the Government in 1855 and served as Acting State President in 1859 - 1860 and again in 1863 - 1864.[1] [2]
Five towns in South Africa were named after the Venter clan: Ventersdorp, Venterstad, Venterspos, Ventersburg and Ventershoop.
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