Researching Colin Cameron
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The name Colin means "Victor" and is of Greek origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Colin Cameron and the Cameron Family Tree
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Colin Cameron (footballer)
Colin Cameron (born 23 October 1972) is a Scottish football manager and former professional player, who is assistant manager of Airdrieonians.
Cameron started his playing career with Raith Rovers. He was part of the Rovers side that won the Scottish League Cup in 1994, leading to the team's first and only foray in Europe, which included the memorable ties against German giants Bayern Munich. He also won two First Division championships with Raith, and won the Scottish Cup with Hearts in 1998.
Cameron made a £1.75m move to English club Wolves in 2001 and played for them in the Premier League. He was capped 28 times by Scotland, scoring twice. He made his international debut on 28 April 1999, in a 1–0 friendly win in Germany.
Source: Colin Cameron (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaColin Cameron (Canadian politician)
Colin Cameron (September 28, 1896 – July 28, 1968) 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 House of Commons of Canada. 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 (ca 1940) and Money and the war (ca 1943).
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