Archie Cameron
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The Honourable Archie Cameron |
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| 12th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
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In office 22 February 1950 – 9 August 1956 |
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| Preceded by | Sol Rosevear |
| Succeeded by | Sir John McLeay |
| Minister for Navy | |
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In office 14 March 1940 – 28 October 1940 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Frederick Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Billy Hughes |
| Minister for Commerce | |
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In office 14 March 1940 – 28 October 1940 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Sir Earle Page |
| Succeeded by | George McLeay |
| Leader of the Country Party | |
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In office 13 September 1939 – 16 October 1940 |
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| Deputy |
Harold Thorby Arthur Fadden |
| Preceded by | Earle Page |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Fadden |
| Postmaster-General | |
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In office 7 November 1938 – 26 April 1939 |
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| Prime Minister |
Joseph Lyons Earle Page |
| Preceded by | Alexander McLachlan |
| Succeeded by | Eric Harrison |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Barker |
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In office 15 September 1934 – 9 August 1956 |
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| Preceded by | Malcolm Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Jim Forbes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 March 1895 Happy Valley, South Australia |
| Died | 9 August 1956 (aged 61) Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
Country (federal, 1927–40) LCL (state, 1932–1934) UAP (1940–44) Liberal (1944–56) |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Eileen Walsh |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Archie Galbraith Cameron (22 March 1895 – 9 August 1956) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1934 until his death, representing the South Australian electorate of Barker. He was federal leader of the Country Party from 1939 to 1940 and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1950 to 1956. He had previously served in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1927 to 1934.
Archie Cameron was born in Happy Valley, South Australia, and was the son of a Scottish-born farmer. He was educated at state schools and worked on his father's farm at Happy Valley until 1916, when he joined the First Australian Imperial Force and fought on the Western Front. He was gassed while in the front, suffering severe damage to his heart and lungs. After World War I Cameron took up farming at Loxton, and became active in the newly formed Country Party. In 1922, he married Margaret Eileen Walsh.
In 1927, Cameron was elected to the seat of Wooroora in the South Australian House of Assembly, and became leader of the state branch of the Country Party. He helped shepherd the merger of the SA Country Party with the Liberal Federation to form the Liberal and Country League. As part of the deal, in 1934 he was elected to the House of Representatives for Barker, a mostly conservative seat stretching from rural southeastern South Australia to the outer suburbs of Adelaide.
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