Charles Cameron (colonial administrator)
{{Short description|British colonial governor (1766–1820)}}
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Charles Cameron (1766–1828) was Civil Commissioner of Malta and then Governor of the Bahamas.
Career
Born the son of Donald Cameron and Mary Guy, Cameron became Civil Commissioner of Malta in 1801.[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-2735cam?view=text University of Michigan][https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002634/18010725/007/0003 British Newspaper Archive: London Chronicle 25 July 1801 Page 3] He issued a proclamation to the Maltese people in July 1801 making it clear that he would uphold their laws and rights.[http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/10794/2/SovereigntyArticlev2.pdf University of Bournemouth] He went on to be Governor of Bahamas in 1804[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15661/page/1831 London Gazette Issue 15661 27 December 1803 Page 1831] until his resignation in 1820.[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/2767/page/5 Edinburgh Gazette Issue 2767 4 January 1820 Page 5] He was also a partner of Harley, Cameron & Company, a firm with shipping ventures in the East Indies.
Personal life
In 1789 he married Lady Margaret Hay, daughter of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll; they had one son, Charles Hay Cameron, and two daughters. He died in Roydon, Norfolk on 26 June 1828.[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18280628/016/0003 British Newspaper Archive: Morning Post 28 June 1828 Page 3 Died]
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Governor of the Bahamas|years=1804–1820}}
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