Jacobus Johannes Venter

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name=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=New office
successor1=Office abolished
order2=Acting President of the Orange Free State
term_start2= 15 December 1859
term_end2= 8 February 1860
predecessor2=E.R. Snijman (act.)
successor2=M.W. Pretorius
term_start3= 20 June 1863
term_end3= 2 February 1864
predecessor3=J. Allison (act.)
successor3=J.H. Brand
order4=Member of the Volksraad of the Orange Free State
birth_date=1814
birth_place=
death_date=1889
death_place=Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
spouse1=
spouse2=
occupation=
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Jacobus Johannes Venter (1814 - 1889) was a South African (Boer) politician. 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. [cite book | last = Muller | first = | authorlink = Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller | title = Oude tyden in den Oranje-Vrystaat. | pages = 54, 74, 76, 127, 131, 134, 145, 147, 158, 159, 172, 256.] [For dates see [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/South_Africa.html#Orange South Africa on Worldstatesman.org] .]

Four towns in South Africa were named after the Venter clan: Ventersdorp, Venterstad; Venterspos and Ventershoop (see Google search).

One of his descendants is psychologist Dr Elma Ross.

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References

* cite book
last = Muller
first = H.P.N.
authorlink = Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller
title = Oude tyden in den Oranje-Vrystaat. Naar Mr. H.A.L. Hamelberg's nagelaten papieren beschreven
publisher = E.J. Brill
location = Leiden
date = 1907
pages = 383p.
doi =
isbn =