Angus Cameron (1847 – 26 January 1896) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.
He was born inEdinburgh to railway porter Neil Cameron and Mary Young. The family migrated toNew South Wales in 1854. He married Eleanor Lyons on 1 January 1876 atWaterloo and they had five children.[1]
He first worked as a carpenter, quickly becoming involved in the union movement and becoming secretary of theTrades and Labor Council by 1873. In 1874 he was elected to theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Trades and Labor Council's endorsed candidate forWest Sydney.[2] In 1876 he disassociated himself from the Trades and Labor Council, and he was defeated in 1885.[3] He was elected at the1887 by-election forKiama,[4] but his first term lasted barely more than 1 week before Parliament was dissolved. Cameron was re-elected unopposed at theelection on 9 February as aFree Trade candidate,[5] but did not contest the 1889 election.
By now known as a strongtemperance advocate, he returned to politics in 1894 as the member forWaverley,[6] but he died in 1896.[7]
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | Member forWest Sydney 1874–1885 With:John Robertson/Daniel O'Connor Henry Dangar/John Harris/William Martin/George Merriman George Dibbs/James Merriman/Francis Abigail | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member forKiama 1887–1889 | Succeeded by |
| New district | Member forWaverley 1894–1896 | Succeeded by |
