Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Cameron was born on 9 March 1890, in St. Vincent, Kittson, Minnesota, United States, his father, Duncan Edward Cameron, was 35 and his mother, Eliza Melinda Easter, was 19. He died in 1937, in Texas, United States, at the age of 47.
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1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building
Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.
Name Meaning
Scottish:
in the Highlands, it is usually a nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + sròn ‘nose’.
in the Lowlands it is also a habitational name from any of various places called Cameron, especially in Fife.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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