John Cameron (1778 – August 7, 1829) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He was born in the

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state, the son of a

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. He lived on a property he named Fairfield in Charlottenburgh Township, located near the current location of Summerstown, Ontario. He served as a lieutenant in the local militia during the

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. In 1814, he was named

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in the Eastern District. He represented

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in the

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. He died at Fairfield in 1829. The property at Fairfield was later owned by prospector

John A. Cameron John Angus Cameron (September 1, 1820 – November 7, 1888) was a Canadian prospector, also known as "Cariboo Cameron". Biography He was born in Charlottenburg Township in Upper Canada in 1820 and grew up in Glengarry County. He went to Cal ...

, known as "Cariboo Cameron".

References

* ''Becoming Prominent: Regional leadership in Upper Canada, 1791–1841. J.K. Johnson (1989)'' 1778 births 1829 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Canadian justices of the peace {{UpperCanada-politician-stub