Name Jacobus Venter Role Politician | ||
Preceded by Josias Philip Hoffman
As State President of the Orange Free State Preceded by Esaias Reynier Snijman (Acting) Preceded by Joseph Allison (Acting) Died 1889, Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
Succeeded by Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff | ||
Jacobus Johannes Venter (1814–1889) was a South African (Boer) politician and 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.
Five towns in South Africa were named after the Venter clan: Ventersdorp, Venterstad, Venterspos, Ventersburg and Ventershoop.
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