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Auguste Renaud
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent
In office 1867–1872
Succeeded by	Robert Barry Cutler
Personal details
Born	(1835-10-18)October 18, 1835 Bordeaux, France
Died	July 7, 1897(1897-07-07) (aged 61)
Political party	Liberal

Auguste Renaud (October 18, 1835 – July 7, 1897) was a New Brunswick farmer and political figure. He represented Kent in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member and was the first Acadian elected to the House of Commons.

He was born in Bordeaux, France in 1835 and settled near Bouctouche, New Brunswick around 1850. In 1862, he married Cécile Léger. After his term in office, he served as customs collector at Bouctouche until 1891. He died in Fond-de-la-Baie near Bouctouche in 1897.

Renaud was the first francophone from the Maritimes to sit in the House of Commons.

Electoral record

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Auguste Renaud	2,225	64.1	Y
	Unknown	Lestock P. W. DesBrisay	757	21.8
	Unknown	Owen McInerney	485	14.0
	Unknown	Robert Barry Cutler	4	0.2
Source: Canadian Elections Database

References

1. ^ Auguste Renaud – Parliament of Canada biography
2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
3. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
4. Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.

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