John J. Cameron | |
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MLA for Queens | |
In office 1937–1941 | |
Preceded by | Seth M. Bartling |
Succeeded by | Harry Dennis Madden |
Personal details | |
Born | Heatherton, Nova Scotia | December 13, 1876
Died | August 18, 1957 Liverpool, Nova Scotia | (aged 80)
Political party | Conservative |
Occupation | lawyer |
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]
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]