Donald Mackenzie Cameron
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Scotland
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-born merchant, journalist and political figure in Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada. He represented Middlesex West
Middlesex West
Middlesex West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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from 1883 to 1887 as a Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
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member.
Cameron was born in Dingwall
Dingwall
Dingwall is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,026. It was formerly an east-coast harbor but now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north of Stirling. On the town's present-day outskirts lies Tulloch Castle, parts...
and was educated in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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and London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, having come to Canada in 1859. In 1879, he married Victoria Wilson Gooderham. He worked with the London Prototype and the Toronto Globe
The Globe (Toronto newspaper)
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. Cameron served as deputy reeve in 1879 and reeve from 1881 to 1883 for Strathroy and was warden for Middlesex County
Middlesex County, Ontario
Middlesex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario. Landlocked, the county is bordered by Huron and Perth counties on the north, Oxford County on the east, Elgin County on the south, and Chatham-Kent and Lambton County on the west.The seat is the city of London, although the city...
in 1883. He was also a member of the local school board. Cameron was elected in an 1883 by-election held after the election of George William Ross
George William Ross
Sir George William Ross was an educator and politician in Ontario, Canada. He was the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905....
was declared invalid. He was defeated by William Frederick Roome
William Frederick Roome
William Frederick Roome was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex West in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1896 as a Conservative member....
when he ran for reelection in 1887.