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John Cameron (Alberta politician)
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John A. Cameron was a politician in Alberta
, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton
.
to Edmonton in 1881 by ox-cart, bringing with him 96000 pounds (43,544.9 kg) of freight on a journey that took three months. Once in Edmonton, he used this freight as the initial inventory of a store, the A. McDonald Company. He was the first President of Edmonton's Board of Trade when it was founded in 1891, and served on the public school board until 1897.
He was elected to Edmonton's first town council in 1892
, finishing fifth of fourteen candidates (the top six were elected). He was defeated in his 1893
re-election bid, in which he finished seventh of nine candidates. He briefly returned to the council after being elected again in 1895
, but did not seek re-election the following year and remained out of politics thereafter.
He died in October 1919, leaving a wife and one daughter. Cameron Heights, an Edmonton neighbourhood, is named in his honour.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
.
Biography
Cameron moved from WinnipegWinnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
to Edmonton in 1881 by ox-cart, bringing with him 96000 pounds (43,544.9 kg) of freight on a journey that took three months. Once in Edmonton, he used this freight as the initial inventory of a store, the A. McDonald Company. He was the first President of Edmonton's Board of Trade when it was founded in 1891, and served on the public school board until 1897.
He was elected to Edmonton's first town council in 1892
Edmonton municipal election, 1892
The 1892 Edmonton municipal election, held February 10, 1892, was the first after the incorporation of Edmonton as a town, and was held to elect the new town's first town council for a one year term...
, finishing fifth of fourteen candidates (the top six were elected). He was defeated in his 1893
Edmonton municipal election, 1893
The 1893 municipal election was held January 3, 1893 to elect the town council and three trustees for each of the public and separate school divisions.-Mayor:-Aldermen:-References:...
re-election bid, in which he finished seventh of nine candidates. He briefly returned to the council after being elected again in 1895
Edmonton municipal election, 1895
The 1895 municipal election was held January 14, 1895 to elect the town council and four trustees for each of the public and separate school divisions...
, but did not seek re-election the following year and remained out of politics thereafter.
He died in October 1919, leaving a wife and one daughter. Cameron Heights, an Edmonton neighbourhood, is named in his honour.