Alexander W. Cameron

A. W. Cameron
MLA for Guysborough
In office
October 30, 1956 – May 12, 1960
Preceded byArthur W. MacKenzie
Succeeded byAlexander MacIsaac
Personal details
Born(1905-12-06)December 6, 1905
Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia
DiedMay 12, 1960(1960-05-12) (aged 54)
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal
Occupationlawyer

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]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Guysborough". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  2. ^ 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. 27. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ^ "'Stanfield type' wins N.S. Liberal leadership". The Globe and Mail. June 9, 1980.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 28. Retrieved 2015-05-01.