John Joseph Cameron (December 13, 1876 – August 18, 1957) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1941. He was a member of the Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
John J. Cameron | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Queens | |
| In office 1937–1941 | |
| Preceded by | Seth M. Bartling |
| Succeeded by | Harry Dennis Madden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1876 Heatherton, Nova Scotia |
| Died | August 18, 1957 (aged 80) Liverpool, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Cameron was born in 1876 at Heatherton, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.[2] He was educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie Law School, and was a lawyer by career.[2] He married Joanne Edgar in 1918.[2] He was the stipendiary magistrate and town solicitor of Liverpool from 1926 to 1957.[2] Cameron entered provincial politics in the 1937 election, winning the Queens riding by 216 votes.[3] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1941, losing to Liberal Harry Dennis Madden by 13 votes.[4] Cameron died at Liverpool on August 18, 1957.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Electoral History for Queens" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 28. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 66. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 72. Retrieved May 7, 2015.