Colin Cameron (Canadian politician)

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Colin Cameron
MLA for Comox
In office
1937–1952
Preceded byLaurence Hanna
Succeeded byWilliam Moore
MP for Nanaimo
In office
November 12, 1953 – February 1, 1958
Preceded byGeorge Pearkes
Succeeded byWalter Matthews
MP for Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
In office
September 27, 1962 – July 28, 1968
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byTommy Douglas
Personal details
BornSeptember 28, 1896
Exeter, England
DiedJuly 28, 1968(1968-07-28) (aged 71)
Political partyCCF / NDP
Occupationeconomist, farmer

Colin Cameron (September 28, 1896 – July 28, 1968) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral districts of Nanaimo from 1953 to 1958 and Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands from 1962 to 1968 in the House of Commons of Canada. He was a member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in his first term of office, and of its successor, the New Democratic Party, in his second term.

Born in England, Cameron came to Canada in 1907 at the age of ten. He worked as a farmer and in a shipyard before entering politics.[1]

He also represented the district of Comox in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1952. During World War I, Cameron served overseas as an engineer with the in France and Belgium.[2]

He served as the NDP's financial critic.[3] Cameron died suddenly in office from a stroke at the age of 71.[1]

He was the author of Forestry ... B.C.'s devastated industry (ca 1940) and Money and the war (ca 1943).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Colin Cameron". Montreal Gazette. 31 July 1968. p. 6. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b Colin Cameron – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ^ "Tommy Douglas Returns". Leader-Post. Regina. 12 February 1969. p. 23. Retrieved 12 November 2011.


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