Roderick Cameron
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For other people with the same name, see Rod Cameron.
Sir Roderick William Cameron (July 25, 1825 – October 19, 1900) was a Canadian and American businessman noted for co-founding the R. W. Cameron and Company shipping line in New York City, as well as for his role as an official representative of Canada and Australia at several international exhibitions during the 1870s and 1880s.[1]
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Born | Roderick William Cameron (1825-07-25)July 25, 1825 |
Died | October 19, 1900(1900-10-19) (aged 75) London, England |
Resting place | Williamstown, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, statesman, racehorse owner/breeder |
Board member of | R. W. Cameron & Co. |
Spouses | Mary Ann Cummings
(m. 1845; died 1859)Anne Fleming Leavenworth
(m. 1860; died 1879) |
Children | Margaret Duncan Roderick Catherine Alice Anne Isabell |
Parent(s) | Duncan Cameron Margaret MacLeod |
Relatives | Rory Cameron (grandson) |
Honors | Knight Bachelor (1883) |
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