Alexander W. Cameron Explained

A. W. Cameron
Birth Date:6 December 1905
Birth Place:Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Guysborough
Term Start:October 30, 1956
Term End:May 12, 1960
Predecessor:Arthur W. MacKenzie
Successor:Alexander MacIsaac
Party:Liberal
Occupation:lawyer

Alexander Whitcomb Cameron (December 6, 1905 – May 12, 1960) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1905 at Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, Cameron was a lawyer by career.[2] He graduated from Mount Allison University and Dalhousie University.[2] He married Mary Kathryn MacLean in 1936.[2] His father, Alexander, and his son, Sandy, also served as MLAs for Guysborough.[3] From 1940 to 1957, he was employed as a municipal treasurer and clerk.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Guysborough riding by 166 votes.[4] Cameron died at Antigonish on May 12, 1960.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Guysborough. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-02. 2019-12-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20191208133712/https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/guysborough-eastern. dead.
  2. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-05-15. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 27.
  3. News: 'Stanfield type' wins N.S. Liberal leadership. The Globe and Mail. June 9, 1980.
  4. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956. Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. 28. 2015-05-01.