John Janvrin (29 August 1762 – 22 December 1835) was a businessman, politician, militia officer, and justice of the peace in Canada.
[1] He then established his own business, John Janvrin and Company, in fishing and retail on Cape Breton Island.
He was a member of the Executive Council, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the militia, and a justice of the peace.
[1] While carrying on his various commercial activities after his 1815 return to Jersey, Janvrin became increasingly interested in banking and brokerage.
As time went on, the Janvrin family began moving out of mercantile trade into banking and brokerage in London and on Jersey.