John Cameron (1843 - 1908)

Born 22 Jan 1843 in Markham Township, York, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Millar) Cameron — married 30 Sep 1869 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1908 at age 65 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Biography

John was born in 1843. He was the son of William Cameron and Elizabeth Redfern.^[1] He passed away in 1908.^[2]

John was the founder and president of the London Advertiser Printing Company in London, Ontario. After George Brown's death, he was editor of the Toronto Globe newspaper for seven years. He served a term as president of the Canadian Press Association and was the author of A Canadian in Europe.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD2-S7M : 30 June 2017), John Cameron, Ward 4, London (City), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 28; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13270, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,906.
2. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ31-WNT : 11 December 2014), John Cameron, 01 Dec 1908; citing London City, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, 458, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,468.
3. ↑ Cochrane, William. The Canadian Album. Published 1891, p. 418, archive.org