Nationality Australian Died December 22, 1941 Nephews Donald Keith Cameron Role Former Australian Senator Siblings Norman Cameron | Name Cyril Cameron Occupation Soldier, pastoralist Parents Donald Cameron | |
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Born 5 December 1857
Launceston, Tasmania ( 1857-12-05 ) Relations Norman Cameron (brother) Political party Protectionist Party, Free Trade Party, Commonwealth Liberal Party | ||
Education University of Edinburgh | ||
Cyril St Clair Cameron (5 December 1857 – 22 December 1941) was an Australian soldier and politician.
Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he was educated at Launceston Grammar School and then attended Edinburgh University, becoming a pastoralist and professional soldier. He served in Afghanistan 1878-1880 and South Africa during the Boer War 1899-1900, rising to position of Colonel in the AIF. He was later aide-de-camp to the Governor-General and warden of Evandale.
In 1901, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Protectionist Senator for Tasmania. (His brother, Norman Cameron, was elected to the House of Representatives at the same election as a Free Trader.) He was defeated in 1903 but was re-elected as an Anti-Socialist in 1906.
He was defeated again (as a Liberal) in 1913, and despite several attempts to re-enter the Senate, including a number as an independent, his political career was over. He became a pastoralist, and served in World War I 1914-1918. Cameron died in 1941.
One of his sons, Lt. Colonel Donald Cameron (1888-1979), was awarded the MC and OBE.