For the Duncan Cameron who was a Liberal

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 member of the Manitoba provincial legislature from 1920 to 1922, click here

Duncan Cameron (Manitoba politician)

Duncan Cameron was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922, as a member of the Liberal Party....

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Duncan Cameron (May 1, 1863—?) was a politician in Manitoba

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, Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

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 from 1908 to 1910, as an Independent Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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Cameron was born in Morven

Morven

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, Argyllshire, Scotland

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, and was educated at Oban. He later moved to Canada, and became a farmer. He was one of the first homesteaders at Gilbert Plains

Gilbert Plains, Manitoba

Gilbert Plains is a town in Manitoba, Canada. The town lies on Highway 5 and the CN railway line, between Dauphin and Grandview, or about 250 miles NW of Winnipeg. The current mayor of Gilbert Plains is Lyle Smith. Gilbert Plains railway station receives Via Rail service.-History:Incorporated in...

 in Manitoba, taking up land in 1889. He operated a general store in the community from 1893 to 1899, and become its first reeve upon its official establishment as a municipality. In religion, Cameron was a Presbyterian.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election

By-election

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 on November 17, 1908. Cameron was supported by the official Conservative Party, and defeated Liberal

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 candidate A.D. Cummings by 39 votes to win election in the Gilbert Plains division. He served in the legislature for two years as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Palen Roblin

Rodmond Palen Roblin

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's government, and did not seek re-election in 1910.