Background
The son of Allan Cameron, a British soldier, he came to Amherstburg, Upper Canada with his father and grew up there.
The son of Allan Cameron, a British soldier, he came to Amherstburg, Upper Canada with his father and grew up there.
Cameron was educated at Upper Canada College, articled in law in Toronto and was called to the bar in 1853, setting up practice in Toronto and Windsor.
Early in his life Cameron sought a career in politics, but after a bitter election and accusation of corruption in 1854, Cameron’s interest in politics came to an education Cameron then bought a great deal of land in Essex County and was forced to borrow money from his father-in-law to pay the mortgage when the land value did not increase. Cameron also leased Talbot road in Essex County after the municipality sought to lease main roads to toll companies.
In the 1870s Cameron’s business dealings finally became profitable.
He bought land in Essex County that was adjacent to railways and becoming increasingly valuable. In the 1880s Cameron developed land in Windsor, Ontario along with John Curry.
As well as practicing law with Francis Cleary and R. F. Sutherland.