Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-04-20
,Sena tor Angus Cameron,

from which tho followino is con.
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'0nse'
4 In the year lsVD theFe came %
America from inverness 9cotiana'
laihliy OF SCOTCH resoyVe'ia"s'
cameron oy name VINO se.lieG th'ee
4 years later ~ ~ eaohia, n &" aii',
were among Ine h ~, IouhuerS %
that ocCIeh colony me |ao'e couh,
tiy was oleh 4 oeiiSe " iiuei.es'' ~ ~,
lneso haFay pioneers p'!hs'hs VAN
mem u,eiI S.io"5 e l2'ouN 'iIs'-
PieS ana stei'il8 4u"5ie,gSI iil'ie '"o
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'aos1 iliSni''i'" none DrhV5H
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tl-isoan'tn w.s tbnn "a ysars &c
,o1 I.ga all or bis alan ,aoro M
,5,os,oj H. raol.s.and .obolarIv mn.
sni,. mon L, ;@aa.r;no ~ ,ra
rsyopod viii rood e5nc,t;on ;n
,Ge norish sntooj Inf Ill yigoro,,s
mind and ambitions th;rsf f3r
l.nnrIa3gn 1o5 Lin a. MOL, .,a com
,,art;or.I bsrr;ars ana ,nostor ~
sc;cnces togather Min history ond
,beoloo9 ~ vas .,raat reaIar
and ca1Gful stndert These scholar.
oIy oconiren,onts goyo Kim mo.
a.,i 49, araom,, 10 ro;.,Lhors "a
o,nro nc bn tban .u,as he fIlod man,
oflicqs of local Importance, and in
the New World, among those old
Scotch families, Duncan Angus
Cameron was regarded as the best
informed man in Caledonia. He was
consulted upon all questions of inn
portance, was considered authority
upon many leading subjects. and Is
to the present dav quoted as such.
E.r.y ~ lifo Dnacon Angrs Gan,
eron vac married 70 Miss NacCola
danab,er nf UroL NocCoIn ana
sso,,, Car,nholI Tb;s raoI,, os,ao
from Argyle, Scotland, to this coun-
try ia 1909. The lady had been
hi.hly educated and possessed a de-
cidedly firm and womanlv character.
Her religions views were most truth
fully portrayed in her entire life.
and thew made her household n
charming picture of obedience and
reverence. which were the earliest
Qualities instilled into the mind Of
the future stat, sman.
Aro,o co,,oron ro,r,, son &c
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CaIoaon;a i;yinas,n, oonntv n v
III, lo9e ~ ,,oa ro,aaj Co., l.;
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so7a,,,far,o'Ja o;na,rnotonaos on5 10
an ;oye5 al " orIdiv ad,amtaaeo
Aftcr No hoca,no old onnnnh ~ o S'
49, h;s f,thar on ~ tho - h o 80 80
,ondaa sahnnI anI,, anr;nn tha ,n;,t
tone a, 10 80 &c fo,hn,
so,, h;;,o 80 ,hn coaos9o 49,,
So,,;nnn,, =. - NJ ~ ="
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nfee years MI cameron remain
ca IN tNe seihlhary' "hich was the
pest III tne country, mastering al
the branches ne STUDIED ana ae.ot-
lhg every hou' ouV % Senool III ms
'oilcAi research Win one OF Tue
other Oh 'ne professors At 10 years
OF age ai'er haVlnS passed rig,d
examinations ne taught Schooi' lie
cohtihuea 10 teach every winter Gn-
III ne was ~ years OF age ne
taught one year III toe aoadeny at
Geneva, Livingston county, ~ T.,
ana one year IN 'he seminary at
Lima
The profession OF law had been
Ihe one Wi'ich 'he boy ana youIh
mad seriously contemplated. ms
hours, Wnen not employed IN inc
routine OF literary studies, were en-
treiy devoted TO TINS. In April,
1890, MI cameron entered the law
office OF Wadsworth ~ Cameron, IN
buffalo, n. T., as a law student and
his superior education and ability,
together with his wish to acquire
practical business habits, secured
| HIM the modest income OF $500 q