John Cameron[n1] (May 28, 1846 – October 6, 1919) was a merchant and politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.

Born in Canada West (later Ontario), Cameron worked as a merchant in his birth province and Manitoba before coming to Edmonton in 1881.

[1] His brother was Sir Douglas Cameron,[2] who also went into politics, serving in the Ontario Legislature and as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

In 1876, he went west and relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba to establish Cameron & Company general merchants, where he remained until 1881.

[1] Cameron moved from Winnipeg to Edmonton in 1881 by ox-cart,[4] travelling through Carlton and Battleford,[5] bringing with him 96,000 pounds (44,000 kg) of freight on a journey that took three months.

The building, located on Jasper Avenue, included a cellar, main floor for merchandise and storage, and an upper storey, heated in its entirety by a furnace.

Led by mayor Matthew McCauley, Cameron was part of a group of prominent citizens that headed the resistance, eventually leading to the dominion reversing its decision.

[17] She would die some time afterwards, and John Cameron, aged 29, would remarry Elizabeth Ann McCann on November 8, 1875.

[2] He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed canoeing and hiking in the Edmonton North Saskatchewan River Valley.