Charles Cameron (1766–1828) was

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and then

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Career

Born the son of Donald Cameron and Mary Guy, Cameron became

in 1801.University of Michigan
/ref> He issued a proclamation to the Maltese people in July 1801 making it clear that he would uphold their laws and rights. He went on to be Governor of Bahamas in 1804 until his resignation in 1820. He was also a partner of Harley, Cameron & Company, a firm with shipping ventures in the

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Personal life

In 1789 he married Lady Margaret Hay, daughter of

James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (20 April 1726 – 3 June 1778 (Chester Courant, 16 June 1778)) styled Lord Boyd from 1728 to 1746, was a Scottish nobleman and the son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock. After his father was attainted in 1 ...

; they had one son, Charles Hay Cameron, and two daughters. He died in Roydon,

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on 26 June 1828.British Newspaper Archive: Morning Post 28 June 1828 Page 3 Died
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References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Charles 1766 births 1828 deaths Governors and governors-general of Malta British governors of the Bahamas