Donald Cameron was a farmer, official and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 1st Queens

1st Queens

1st Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the westernmost portion of Queens County....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1867 to 1873 and from 1879 to 1882 as a Conservative.

He was born in Springton, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Cameron, a Scottish

Scotland

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immigrant, and Mary Stuart. He was educated there and settled in Springton. Cameron was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1873 and again in 1882. He was postmaster for Township 67 and a commissioner for taking affidavits in Supreme Court.