Malcolm Colin Cameron
The Honourable Malcolm Colin Cameron Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories | |
|---|---|
| In office May 30, 1898 – September 26, 1898 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Premier | Frederick W. A. G. Haultain |
| Preceded by | Charles Herbert Mackintosh |
| Succeeded by | Amédée E. Forget |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1831 Perth, Ontario, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 26, 1898 (aged 67) London, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Jessie H. McLean (m. 1856) |
| Relations | Knox College |
| Occupation | lawyer, businessman |
| Profession | politician |
Malcolm Colin Cameron QC (April 12, 1831 – September 26, 1898) was a businessman and lawyer in Ontario, Canada. He represented Huron South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1875 and from 1878 to 1882 and Huron West from 1882 to 1887, 1891 to 1892 and 1896 to 1898.
He was born in
Queen's Counsel in 1876. Cameron joined the Goderich town council and later became mayor. In 1867, he was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament
representing Huron South.
His re-election in 1874 was overturned in 1875 but he was elected again in 1878. He defended the interests of the salt industry in the Goderich area in parliament. He took an interest in western Canada, pushing without success for representation in parliament for the
North-West Territories and denouncing the hanging of Louis Riel
.
In June 1898, he was appointed
Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories
.
He died a few months later in London, Ontario.
His son Malcolm also served as a member of the Ontario assembly and as mayor of Goderich.[1]
Lambton County, Ontario was named by Cameron in honour of his mother, Euphemia McGregor.[2]
References
- Notes
- ^ Chambers, E J (1908). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for the Dominion of Canada.
- ^ McCarthy, Bob (4 March 2011). "'Voices from the Past': Samuel Smith—sentry, soldier, surveyor, settler". Lambton Shield.
- Sources
- "Malcolm Colin Cameron". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Malcolm Colin Cameron – Parliament of Canada biography
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