Career
He represented Saint John"s West from 1861 to 1869 and Placentia and Saint Mary"s from 1869 to 1873 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He was born in Saint John"s, the son of John Renouf and Johanna Little. He worked in the family business for a time, later opening a private academy in Saint John"son
In the 1869 general election, running as an Anti-Confederate, Renouf was elected in both Saint John"s and Placentia and Saint Mary"s, later choosing to sit for the latter district.
He served in the Executive Council as surveyor general and chairman of the Board of Works. In 1873, he resigned his seat in the assembly after he was named a judge in the Central District court.
Renouf also served as major in the Saint John"s Volunteer Rifles.
