About William Cameron Edwards
Lived 1844 – 1921 (aged 77). William Cameron Edwards was a Canadian politician, timber merchant and businessperson.
frame|William Cameron Edwards William Cameron Edwards (7 May 1844 – 17 September 1921) was a Canadian businessman and parliamentarian.
He was born in Clarence Township in Russell County, Canada West received basic schooling in Ottawa at the District Grammar School and, at a young age, began work in the timber industry at Thurso, Quebec. He founded W.C. Edwards & Company which built large sawmills at Rockland and New Edinburgh. Up until 1920, Edwards' company also operated a sawmill on the Petite-Nation River in Quebec at North Nation Mills, north of Plaisance. Ironically his nephew Cameron Macpherson Edwards's home, Harrington Lake, is now the country retreat of the Prime Minister of Canada.
Edwards was also president of Canada Cement Company, was a noted livestock breeder and served as president of the Russell Agricultural Society.
His nephew Gordon Cameron Edwards also served in the House of Commons of Canada.
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Who was William Cameron Edwards?
Canadian politician (1844–1921)
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William Cameron Edwards was born on 7 May 1844.
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William Cameron Edwards died on 17 September 1921.
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William Cameron Edwards was a politician, timber merchant and businessperson.
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William Cameron Edwards was Canadian.
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