Alexander Fisher Cameron (October 13, 1860 – November 24, 1943) was a merchant, lumberman and political figure in
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native En ...
. He represented Guysborough County in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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Each General Assembly of the ...
from 1890 to 1894 as a
Liberal-Conservative
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member.
He was educated at the Commercial College in
Halifax
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. In 1882, he married Edith J. Fraser. He served on the municipal council and was warden for
Saint Mary's,
Guysborough County
Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
History
Taking its name from the Township of Guysborough, which was named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, Guysborough County was created when Sydney County ( Antigonish Cou ...
. He died due to heart disease in 1943.
References
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'' JA Gemmill
1860 births
1943 deaths
Nova Scotia municipal councillors
People from Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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