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Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber

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Died
  
June 18, 1908

Profession
  
businessman

Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada


Name
  
Jeremiah Boies

Role
  
Canadian Politician

Resigned
  
August 16, 1878

Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber

Born
  
November 7, 1829 Saint John, New Brunswick (
1829-11-07
)

Political party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Spouse(s)
  
Elizabeth Isley (m. 1856)

Preceded by
  
Samuel Leonard Tilley

Succeeded by
  
Samuel Leonard Tilley

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

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.

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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.

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