Colin Cameron (September 28, 1896 – July 28, 1968) was a

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politician who represented the electoral districts of

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from 1953 to 1958 and

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from 1962 to 1968 in the House of Commons of Canada. He was a member of the

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in his first term of office, and of its successor, the

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, 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. He also represented the district of Comox in the

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from 1937 to 1945. During

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, Cameron served overseas as an engineer with the

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and

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. He served as the NDP's financial critic. Cameron died suddenly in office from a stroke at the age of 71. He was the author of ''Forestry ... B.C.'s devastated industry'' (ca 1940) and ''Money and the war'' (ca 1943).

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1896 births 1968 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPs New Democratic Party MPs British Columbia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian legislators British emigrants to Canada {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub