Duncan Cameron (May 1, 1863 – September 23, 1942) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1908 to 1910, as an Independent Conservative. Cameron was born in

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, Scotland, and was educated at

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. He later moved to Canada, and became a farmer. He was one of the first homesteaders at

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in Manitoba, taking up land in 1889. He operated a general store in the community from 1893 to 1899, and become its first

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upon its official establishment as a municipality. In 1896, he married Christina McTavish. In religion, Cameron was a Presbyterian. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election on November 17, 1908. Cameron was supported by the official Conservative Party, and defeated Liberal candidate A.D. Cummings by 39 votes to win election in the

division. He served in the legislature for nearly two years as a

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supporter of Rodmond Roblin's government, and did not seek re-election in 1910.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Duncan 1863 births Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs 1942 deaths People from Argyll and Bute British emigrants to Canada