Cyril Cameron was a Senator for Tasmania from 1901 to 1903 from and from 1907 to 1913.
13 Facts About Cyril Cameron
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Cyril Cameron was one of four children born to Mary and Donald Cameron.
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Cyril Cameron's paternal grandfather, Donald Cameron, was a Scottish naval surgeon who had settled in Van Diemen's Land in 1822 and established Fordon the following year.
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Cyril Cameron's father was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1868 and his older brother Norman Cyril Cameron later served alongside him in federal parliament.
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Cyril Cameron was later aide-de-camp to the Governor-General and warden of Evandale.
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Cyril Cameron was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1901 for his service with the Tasmanian Mounted Infantry during the Boer War.
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In 1912, Cyril Cameron was denied Senate preselection by the Tasmanian Liberal League for his refusal to sign a pledge agreeing not to stand against the successful candidates if not chosen.
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Cyril Cameron recontested his Senate seat at the 1913 federal election, self-identifying as an "Independent Liberal".
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Cyril Cameron polled only around two percent of the statewide vote, with his term expiring on 30 June 1913.
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In 1887, Cyril Cameron married Margaret Honeywood Hughes, a daughter of General Sir William Templer Hughes of the British Indian Army.
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Colonel Donald Cyril Cameron who was awarded the MC and OBE.
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Cyril Cameron was predeceased by two of his sons: Cyril, who died at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915, and Ewan who died in 1941.
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Cyril Cameron retired to "Fordon", spending time at his mansion "Lowestoft" near Berriedale.