Matthew Crooks Cameron
Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Matthew Cameron, 1872 | |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1878 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Morris |
| Constituency | Toronto East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1822年10月02日)October 2, 1822 Dundas, Upper Canada |
| Died | June 25, 1887(1887年06月25日) (aged 64) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron, QC (2 October 1822 – 25 June 1887) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1878. He represented the riding of Toronto East. He served in the cabinet of the first Premier, John Sandfield Macdonald. After Macdonald's defeat in 1871, he became leader of the Conservative Party and served as Leader of the Opposition until his retirement from politics in 1878. After the legislature, he served as Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas until his death in 1887. In 1887 he was made a Knight Bachelor.
Background
[edit ]He was born in Dundas in Upper Canada, during his studies at Upper Canada College, he lost one leg after a shooting accident. Cameron later articled in law, was called to the bar in 1849 and entered practice with William Henry Boulton in Toronto, Ontario. He was created a QC on 27 March 1863, and elected a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in April 1871. In 1887, he was created a Knight Bachelor shortly before his death.
Politics
[edit ]In 1859, he was elected to Toronto City Council to represent St James' Ward. Two years, later, in January 1861, he was defeated in his effort to become Mayor of Toronto, but later that year, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for North Ontario. He was defeated in 1863 but was elected in an 1864 by-election when the incumbent, William McDougall, was forced to run for re-election after he was named to the executive council. Cameron was opposed to Confederation, preferring a legislative union. In 1867, he ran unsuccessfully in Ontario North in the federal election but was elected for Toronto East to the provincial legislature.[1]
Cameron entered the Cabinet of Premier John Sandfield Macdonald in 1867 as Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario.
In 1871, he became Commissioner of Crown Lands. With the defeat of the Macdonald government in the provincial election that December, Cameron became leader of the Ontario Conservative Party, but stepped down in 1878 to accept the appointment of Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.
Electoral history
[edit ]| 1867 Canadian federal election: Ontario North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Hall Thompson | 1,628 | ||||||
| Liberal | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,362 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,674 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[2] | ||||||||
| 1867 Ontario general election: Toronto East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,178 | 56.28 | |||||
| Liberal | Mr. Stock | 914 | 43.67 | |||||
| Independent | R.M. Allen | 1 | 0.05 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,093 | 49.80 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,203 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario [3] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Toronto East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,232 | 52.56 | −3.72 | ||||
| Liberal | Mr. Medcalf | 1,112 | 47.44 | +3.77 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,344 | 52.26 | +2.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,485 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.75 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario [4] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Toronto East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,849 | 53.83 | +1.27 | ||||
| Liberal | Adam Crooks | 1,579 | 45.97 | −1.47 | ||||
| Independent | R.M. Allen | 7 | 0.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,435 | 54.42 | +2.16 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,312 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario [5] | ||||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ Evans, A. Margaret. "Cameron, Matthew Crooks". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto and Université Laval. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
External links
[edit ]- "Matthew Crooks Cameron". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature 1871–1878 |
Succeeded by |
- 1822 births
- 1887 deaths
- Canadian Knights Bachelor
- Canadian people of English descent
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Canadian King's Counsel
- Judges in Ontario
- Lawyers in Ontario
- Leaders of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West
- People from Dundas, Ontario
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
- Provincial secretaries of Ontario
- Upper Canada College alumni
- Ontario candidates for Member of Parliament
- Candidates in the 1867 Canadian federal election
- 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario