John J. Cameron

For the West Indian cricketer, see John Joseph Cameron. For other people with similar names, see John Cameron.

John J. Cameron
MLA for Queens
In office
1937–1941
Preceded bySeth M. Bartling
Succeeded byHarry Dennis Madden
Personal details
Born(1876-12-13)December 13, 1876
Heatherton, Nova Scotia
DiedAugust 18, 1957(1957-08-18) (aged 80)
Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Political partyConservative
Occupationlawyer

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]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Queens" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  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. 28. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 66. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 72. Retrieved May 7, 2015.