There have been two baronetcies created for persons named
Cameron
Cameron may refer to:
People
* Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan
* Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
;Mononym
* Cam'ron (born 197 ...
, both in the
baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
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[ at Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages] Both
titles
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are extinct.
Cameron baronets, of Fassiefern (1817)
The Cameron baronetcy, of
Fassiefern and Callart in the
County of Argyll
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and of Arthurstone in the
County of Angus, was gazetted in 1815, but not created until 8 March 1817, for:-
*Sir Ewen Cameron, 1st Baronet (1740–1828) (whose son was
John Cameron of Fassiefern (1771 - 1815); it was in recognition of John's military service that the baronetcy was created).
*Sir Duncan Cameron, 2nd Baronet (1775–1863)
Cameron baronets, of Balclutha (1893)
The Cameron baronetcy, of Balclutha
in the parish of Greenock in the
County of Renfrew, was created on 27 August 1893
for the
Liberal Party politician
Charles Cameron, a former editor of the
North British Daily Mail who was at that time the
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Glasgow College
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Upon the death in 1924 of Sir Charles, his son John succeeded to the
baronetcy - which became extinct on his death.
*
Sir Charles Cameron, 1st Baronet (1841–1924),
MP for
Glasgow 1874–1885, for
Glasgow College
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1885–1895,
Glasgow Bridgeton 1897–1900 and President of the
Cremation Society 1904–1921
*Sir John Cameron, 2nd Baronet (1903–1968),
President of the
Cremation Society of Great Britain 1960–1968
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See also
* John Cameron of Fassiefern
* Clan Cameron
References
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom