Cameron baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons named Cameron, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] Both titles are extinct.
Cameron baronets, of Fassiefern (1817)
The Cameron Baronetcy, of Fassiefern and Callart in the County of Argyll and of Arthurstone in the County of Angus, was created on 8 March 1817 for Ewen Cameron.[1]
- Sir Ewen Cameron, 1st Baronet (1740–1828)
- Sir Duncan Cameron, 2nd Baronet (c.1785–1863)
Cameron baronets, of Balclutha (1893)
The Cameron Baronetcy, of Balclutha in the parish of Greenock in the County of Renfrew, was created on 27 August 1893[1][2] for the Liberal Party politician Charles Cameron, a former editor of the North British Daily Mail[3] who was at that time the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow College.[4] On his death in 1924, his son John succeeded to the title, which became extinct on the death of the second baronet.
- Sir Charles Cameron, 1st Baronet (1841–1924), MP for Glasgow 1874–1885, for Glasgow College 1885–1895, Glasgow Bridgeton 1897–1900 and president of the Cremation Society of Great Britain 1904–1921
- Sir John Cameron, 2nd Baronet (1903–1968), president of the Cremation Society of Great Britain 1960–1968
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Baronets: C, part1 at Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26430. p. 4521. 8 August 1893. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ↑ "Sir Charles Cameron". Who's Who in Glasgow 1909. Glasgow Digital Library. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 507. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.