Ewen Hugh Cameron (24 July 1831 – 27 September 1915) was a builder, store-keeper and politician in colonial

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(state of Victoria post 1901), member for Evelyn in the

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from 1874 to 1914. Born in

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, Scotland, the son of Donald and Ann Cameron, Ewen Cameron arrived in

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in 1853 and was engaged in the building industry with his brothers. He was a storekeeper at Anderson's Creek and Caledonia gold-diggings, a postmaster at

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in 1857 and farmed at Kangaroo Ground from 1860. Cameron was a member of the Castlemaine mining board and Eltham road board. He was the inaugural Eltham shire president in 1871 and president again later several times. Cameron was Minister Mines and Water Supply from 10 June 1902 to 16 February 1904; Minister for Public Health, commissioner Public Works, vice-president Board Land & Works from 16 February 1904 to 31 October 1908.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Ewen Hugh 1831 births 1915 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian politicians Scottish emigrants to Australia People from Inverness Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly