Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Squires, Cameron February 16, 1889 - 
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     CAMERON SQUIRES.  A typical westerner, Cameron Squires is liberally 
endowed with the qualities of energy, enterprise and determination, which have 
brought him rapidly to the fore in business circles of Portland, and financial 
affairs of importance also claim his attention. He was born February 16, 1889, 
in St. Paul, Minnesota, and his parents were George C. and Mary S. (Smyth) 
Squires, the former an attorney of high standing.

     In the acquirement of an education Cameron Squires attended the Hill 
school at Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and obtained his start in life in the 
lumber industry, with which he was identified for eight years. On the 
expiration of that period he came to Oregon and in 1917 organized the Portland 
Motor Car Company, which at first handled only the Packard machines. Later the 
Nash cars were added, and the firm also secured the local agency for the 
Hudson and Essex automobiles. Since its formation Mr. Squires has been 
president of the company and has made this one of the leading automobile firms 
of the city, fostering the growth of the business by tireless effort, 
judicious management and the maintenance of a high standard of service. The 
Wilcox Investment Company, of which he is treasurer, is one of the substantial 
financial corporations of Portland and the Crater Lake National Park Company, 
of which he serves as president, has also profited by his executive force and 
good judgment. He is a director of the Electrical Products Corporation, a 
Portland firm which manufactures Neon signs.

     Mr. Squires was married in September, 1917, to Miss Claire Wilcox, a 
daughter of Theodore Burney Wilcox, whose sketch is published elsewhere in 
this history. To Mr. and Mrs. Squires have been born three children, 
Josephine, Georgina and Claire.

     Mr. Squires casts his ballot for the candidates of the republican party 
but is not active in politics. He is one of the influential members of the 
Chamber of Commerce and along social lines is affiliated with the Multnomah 
Amateur Athletic, Oswego Lake, Waverly and Arlington Clubs. Alert to his 
opportunities, Mr. Squires has converted them into tangible assets, and in 
winning success he has also gained the esteem and good will of his fellowmen, 
for the principles of truth and honor have constituted his guide throughout 
life.



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History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 
616

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