alberta politician october merchant politician alberta canada municipal councillor regarded city pioneer citizens born canada west later ontario cameron worked merchant birth province coming continued merchant owning operating store years quickly established prominent citizen serving inaugural president remain years cameron involved development serving board 1890s involved town politics winning election town council serving additional term elected retirement politics worked coal real estate business death age death lauded pioneer citizens street neighbourhood named early life career born canada west son anna née cameron brother sir went politics serving lieutenant governor john attended school merchant hill partner firm went west relocated establish general merchants remained career cameron moved cart travelling bringing pounds freight journey took months freight initial inventory store entered partnership purchase store original owner moved new building designed architect constructed contractor building located avenue included cellar main floor merchandise storage upper storey heated entirety operate sale store entered real estate coal business cameron serving managing director treasurer chairman provisional directors elected president founding served played vital role development school system involving education related affairs early serving public school board group provided funds school teacher city school board cameron responsible introducing fee parents students attending schools live district district residents school services serve secretary treasurer later chairman school board civic politics cameron candidates elected town council received fifth votes fourteen candidates defeated election bid finished seventh candidates briefly returned council elected seek election following year remained politics term council involved altercation dominion government decision time separate town south news decision crews execute arrived angry citizens descended office tore pieces wagon officer packing records transportation led mayor cameron group prominent citizens headed resistance eventually leading dominion reversing decision personal life hill married die time aged november sons howard daughters member avid enjoyed hiking wife elizabeth early member presbyterian church attending elder served independent liberal death legacy died heart failure morning october brief illness home survived wife children funeral home cameron avenue buried time death praised cameron efforts establishing foundations city remarked city owes efforts maintaining permanent site city died age neighbourhood cameron vicinity named honour
John Cameron (Alberta politician)