Colin Cameron

Who was Colin Cameron?

Colin Cameron was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral districts of Nanaimo from 1953 to 1958 and Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands from 1962 to 1968 in the Canadian House of Commons. He was a member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in his first term of office, and of its successor, the New Democratic Party, in his second term.

Born in England, Cameron came to Canada in 1907 at the age of ten. He worked as a farmer and in a shipyard before entering politics.

He also represented the district of Comox in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1952. During World War I, Cameron served overseas as an engineer with the 1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion in France and Belgium.

He served as the NDP's financial critic. Cameron died suddenly in office from a stroke at the age of 71.

He was the author of Forestry ... B.C.'s devastated industry and Money and the war.