Duncan Cameron (fur trader)

Duncan Cameron (c 1764 – May 15, 1848) was a Canadian fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada.

His father served with a loyalist regiment during the American Revolution and the family came to Upper Canada after the war.

In 1785, he began work as a clerk for a fur trading company in the Lake Nipigon area.

In 1795, he joined the North West Company and became a partner in charge of the Nipigon department.

They stirred up resentment among the Métis people and led raids against the Hudson's Bay Red River Colony.