Jacobus Johannes Venter

Chairman of the Joint Commission for Administering the Government of the Orange Free State
Jacobus Johannes Venter
In office 10 February 1855 – 27 August 1855
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Acting President of the Orange Free State
In office 15 December 1859 – 8 February 1860
Preceded by	E.R. Snijman (act.)
Succeeded by	M.W. Pretorius
In office 20 June 1863 – 2 February 1864
Preceded by	J. Allison (act.)
Succeeded by	J.H. Brand
Member of the Volksraad of the Orange Free State

Born	1814
Died	1889 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State

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.^[1]^[2]

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.

[edit] Notes

^ Muller. Oude tyden in den Oranje-Vrystaat., 54, 74, 76, 127, 131, 134, 145, 147, 158, 159, 172, 256..
^ For dates see South Africa on Worldstatesman.org.

Muller, H.P.N. (1907). Oude tyden in den Oranje-Vrystaat. Naar Mr. H.A.L. Hamelberg's nagelaten papieren beschreven. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 383p..

v • d • e State Presidents of the Orange Free State

Chairman of the Provisional Government	J.P. Hoffman (1854)

State Presidents	J.P. Hoffman (1854-1855) · J.N. Boshoff (1855-1859) · M.W. Pretorius (1860-1863) · J.H. Brand (1864-1888) · F.W. Reitz (1889-1895) · M.T. Steyn (1896-1902)

Acting State Presidents	J. Groenendaal (1854) · J.P. Hoffman (1854) · Joint Commission for Administering the Government (1855; J.J. Venter, E.R. Snijman, N.N.) · E.R. Snijman (1859) · Jacobus Johannes Venter (1859-1860) · J.W. Spruyt (1860...1862) · J. Allison (1863) · J.J. Venter (1863-1864) · J.F.R. Kaufman Höhne (1872) · Executive Committee (1872-1873; W. Collins, F.P. Schnehage, G.J. du Toit) · P.J. Blignaut (1888-1889, 1895-1896) · C.R. de Wet (1902)