John Janvrin

John Janvrin (29 August 1762 – 22 December 1835) was a Jersey-born merchant, shipowner, and colonial official active on Cape Breton Island and in the Gaspé region of present-day Canada. He was a member of the Cape Breton Executive Council during the 1790s, a lieutenant-colonel in the colonial militia, and a justice of the peace. Janvrin Island, off Isle Madame, bears his family's name.