Gordon Robertson Cameron
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Gordon Robertson Cameron (November 12, 1921 – August 10, 2010) was a businessman and former political figure in the Yukon
, Canada. He served as Yukon Commissioner from 1962 to 1966.
He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia
and educated in Vancouver. He was an apprentice at the British Yukon Navigation Company and was manager of Klondike Helicopters Limited. Cameron lived in Whitehorse
. He was mayor of Whitehorse from 1958 to 1962.
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
, Canada. He served as Yukon Commissioner from 1962 to 1966.
He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia
Pictou, Nova Scotia
Pictou is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km north of the larger town of New Glasgow....
and educated in Vancouver. He was an apprentice at the British Yukon Navigation Company and was manager of Klondike Helicopters Limited. Cameron lived in Whitehorse
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
. He was mayor of Whitehorse from 1958 to 1962.