Memorable Manitobans: A. Purkis Cameron (1885-?)

Stock broker.

Born Montreal, Quebec, 14 January 1885, son of Donald McPherson and Lucy Olive Cameron. Educated at Hamilton, Ontario. Commenced career as clerk with Herbert Jones Company, Hamilton, 1901; came to Winnipeg, 1906. Served as Sergeant, 91^st Regiment, Hamilton; Pamstr. Sergeant, 100^th Regiment, Winnipeg. Clubs: Canadian, Hamilton; and Winnipeg Rowing. Recreation: rowing. Conservative; Presbyterian. Address: 511 Devon Court, Winnipeg.

In 1911, Cameron was a broker with the firm of W. Sanford Evans & Company, 326 Grain Exchange, Winnipeg.

Source:

Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.

Profile revised: 28 July 2008

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