Daniel Cameron (Australian politician)
Daniel Cameron (c.1819 – 3 January 1906)[1] was an miner and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]
Cameron was born in Perthshire, Scotland and arrived in Melbourne in 1851 or 1852 and soon went to Beechworth, Victoria. There he mined for gold and became a gold buyer for the Bank of New South Wales.[1]
On 15 November 1855, Cameron was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Ovens,[2] a position he held until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.[1]
Cameron was elected to the Legislative Assembly seat of Ovens in November 1856, resigning in March 1857.[1] He died in Lilydale, Victoria on 3 January 1906, he was unmarried.[1]
External links
- Obituary The Yackandandah Times (Vic.), 11 January 1906
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Cameron, Daniel". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
- ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 181. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
| Victorian Legislative Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| New district | Member for Ovens 15 November 1855 – March 1856 |
Original Council abolished |
| Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
| New district | Member for Ovens November 1856 – March 1857 |
Succeeded by John Wood |