Famous People with Name Cameron

Cameron Hall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Hall: is a retired Canadian basketball player from Dundas, Ontario. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic basketball team in 1976. He played for the Duke Blue Devils in 1977 and 1978.

Cameron ("Cam") Henning            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron ("Cam") Henning: is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the bronze medal in the Men's 200m Backstroke.

Cameron Smedley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Smedley: is a canoeist from Canada who has competed in the World Championships (2009). He is a member of the Canadian National Whitewater Slalom Team. Cameron competes in the C-1 category, which is solo canoeing. At the Canadian Slalom Team Trials 2009, he earned

Cameron Peck            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Peck: is an Asian-American amateur golfer from Olympia, Washington.Peck attended Timberline High School. He won the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur.

Cameron "Cam" Jackson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron "Cam" Jackson: is a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1985, and held the office of Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Burlington until his resignation on September 28, 2006 to run for mayor of Burlington in the 2006 election. Jackson was elected for the riding of Burlington South in the provincial election of 1985, defeating Liberal candidate Doug Redfearn by about 4,500 votes. He was a backbench supporter of the government of Frank Miller, which was defeated in the legislature shortly after the election. In late 1985, Jackson supported Alan Pope's unsuccessful bid to replace Miller as party leader. Jackson was nearly defeated in the provincial election of 1987, defeating Liberal Bill Priestner by 605 votes. He won by a much greater margin in the 1990 election. The Tories finished in third place in both instances, behind the Liberals and the New Democratic Party.

Sir Douglas Colin Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir Douglas Colin Cameron: was a Canadian politician. He served in the Ontario legislature from 1902 to 1905, and was the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1911 to 1916. He would later serve as the city's mayor. In 1902, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal for the riding of Fort William and Lake of the Woods, defeating Conservative Thomas Smellie, 1483 votes to 1121. Cameron sat as a backbench supporter of Premier George Ross for the next three years. Cameron stood as a Liberal candidate for Winnipeg in the 1908 federal election, but lost to Conservative Alexander Haggart by 8747 votes to 6729.

Daniel R. Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Daniel R. Cameron: was a lumber merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member. In 1912, he married Catherine Burchill. Cameron was mayor of Glace Bay from 1913 to 1916. He served as president of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities. Cameron died in Glace Bay at the age of 48.

Hector Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hector Cameron: was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Victoria North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1875 to 1887 as a Conservative member. In 1872, he was named Queen's Counsel. He practised law in Toronto. Cameron was an unsuccessful candidate for the House of Commons in 1867, 1872, 1874 and a subsequent by-election held in 1874. The election of James Maclennan in 1874 was overturned and Cameron was declared elected in 1875. He was elected again in 1878 and 1882 but defeated by John Augustus Barron when he ran for reelection in 1887. Cameron was a director of the Huron and Quebec Railway. He died in Cobourg at the age of 64.

Alan John Patrick ("Pat") Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alan John Patrick ("Pat") Cameron: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Brandon, Manitoba and became a barrister and lawyer by career. He was first elected at the High Park riding in the 1949 general election, after two unsuccessful attempts to win the riding in the 1940 and 1945 elections. Cameron was re-elected at High Park for a second term in the 1953, but defeated in the 1957 election by John Kucherepa of the Progressive Conservative party.

Donald Mackenzie Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Donald Mackenzie Cameron: was a Scottish-born merchant, journalist and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex West in the Canadian House of Commons from 1883 to 1887 as a Liberal member. He worked with the London Prototype and the Toronto Globe. Cameron served as deputy reeve in 1879 and reeve from 1881 to 1883 for Strathroy and was warden for Middlesex County in 1883. He was also a member of the local school board. Cameron was elected in an 1883 by-election held after the election of George William Ross was declared invalid. He was defeated by William Frederick Roome when he ran for reelection in 1887.