Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber (1830–1908) was a Canadian politician

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 and businessman.

He was born in Saint John

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, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

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. 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

Bank of New Brunswick

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 and the Rivière-du-Loop Railway.

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

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 on December 1, 1873 as a Member of the Liberal Party of Canada

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 to represent the riding of the City of St. John

City of St. John

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 and re-elected

Canadian federal election, 1874

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 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

Saint John County, New Brunswick

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from 1887 to 1908.