1852 - 1923 (71 years)
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Name |
Peter Jansen |
Born |
21 Mar 1852 |
, Russia [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-61514 |
Died |
6 Jun 1923 |
Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States [1] |
Buried |
1st Mennonite Church Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States [1] |
Person ID |
I61514 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
26 Feb 2024 |
Father |
Cornelius Jansen, b. 6 Jul 1822, Tiegenhof, , Elblag, Poland , d. 14 Dec 1894, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States (Age 72 years) |
Mother |
Helene vonRiesen, b. 1 Dec 1822, d. 1 Dec 1897, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States (Age 75 years) |
Family ID |
F16080 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos |
| Peter Jansen Cemetery, F., America, N., County, G., & Cemetery, F. (1852). Peter Jansen (1852-1923) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58842481 |
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Notes |
- Memorable Manitobans: Peter Jansen (1852-?)
Farmer, politician, land promoter.
Born in Russia on 21 March 1852, his father Cornelius Jansen, the German consul in Russia, was banished from that country in 1873. The family emigrated to Canada, settling at Berlin [now Kitchener], Ontario. The next year they moved to Nebraska where they raised sheep and farmed. Peter Jansen served in the Nebraska state legislature and helped in 1896 to nominate William McKinley for the US presidency.
An advocate for German immigration to North America, he visited Canada in 1902 to tour Doukhobor settlements on the prairies. Being so impressed by the potential of the land he saw, Jansen purchased land in Saskatchewan and Alberta. He served as Second Vice-President and Director of the Saskatchewan Valley and Manitoba Land Company and, being fluent in English, Russian and German and a friend of William Hespeler, he worked to encourage the settlement of German-speaking immigrants on the prairies.
In 1906, he organized the Saskatchewan Elevator Company with himself as President, A. D. McRae as Vice-President, his son John P. Jansen as Manager and Secretary, and A. D. Davidson and A. R. Davidson as its principal shareholders. He retired from politics and moved to Winnipeg to live.
Sources:
"Personal view convinced them" Manitoba Free Press, 31 May 1902.
"Twenty townships being settled" Manitoba Free Press, 4 November 1903.
"A true German" Manitoba Free Press, 20 February 1904.
"West's new grain co. now organized" Manitoba Free Press, 9 October 1906.
Page revised: 24 May 2009
Goldsborough, G. (2019). Memorable Manitobans: Peter Jansen (1852-?). Mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 8 June 2019, from https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/jansen_p.shtml
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