"MALCOLM CAMERON 1808-1876" - Perth
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N 44° 54.025 W 076° 14.875
18T E 401474 N 4972645
Located in the parking lot on the southeast corner of Colbourne Street and Drummond Street East.
Waymark Code: WMCCYJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/23/2011
Views: 16
Plaque Text reads;
A prominent Upper Canadian entrepreneur and politician, Cameron was born in Trois-Rivieres. He began his business career in Perth, establishing himself as a general merchant and in 1834 co-founding the Bathurst Courier. In 1837 he moved to Port Sarnia where he developed lumbering, shipping and milling enterprises. Although a successful businessman, Cameron gained renown in politics. He was elected to the legislature as the member for Lanark in 1836 and, representing this, then several western ridings, remained politically active with only occasional interruptions until his death. Pursuing a generally reform-minded, if sometimes erratic course, he served as minister in the moderate administrations of the 1840s and early 1850s. Cameron is best remembered, however, as an early leader in the radical Clear Grit movement.
Address or location of plaque: On the southeast corner of Colbourne Street and Drummond Street East
Physical location of plaque: Town
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Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Park and outbuildings
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Person'
Condition of sign: Good.
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: French
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
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