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Line 3: | caption = | caption = | name = Margaret Cameron | name = Margaret Cameron − | birthdate = [[2330]]<ref>''The Star League'', p. 182: Cameron Family Tree - Margaret's birth, death and reign listed by years</ref> + | birthdate = [[2330]] − | died = [[2386]] + | died = [[2368]] − | othernames = | affiliation = [[House Cameron]] | affiliation = [[House Cameron]] − | rank = + | profession = 3rd [[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]] − | title = + | parents = [[Michael Cameron]] (father)<br>[[Margaret Stewart]] (mother) − | position = [[Director-General of the Terran Hegemony|Director-General]]+ | siblings = − | profession = Noble+ | spouse = [[Alexander Ellis]] − | parents = [[Michael Cameron (24th c.)|Michael Cameron]] (father)<br>[[Margaret Stewart (24th c.)|Margaret Stewart]] (mother) + | children = [[Raymond Cameron]]<br>[[Brian Cameron]]<br>[[Judith Cameron]] − | siblings = [[Mitchell Cameron]] − | spouse = [[Alexander Ellis]]<ref name=SLp22>''The Star League'', p. 22</ref> − | children = [[Raymond Cameron]]<ref name=SLp22/><br>[[Brian Cameron (24th c.)|Brian Cameron]]<ref name=SLp22/><br>[[Judith Cameron]]<ref name=SLp22/> }} }} − '''Margaret Cameron''' was a [[House Cameron]] noble, military officer, and the 3rd [[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]]. + '''Margaret Cameron''' (Born [[2330]] - Died [[2386]])<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 182 Cameron Family Tree - Margaret's birth, death and reign listed by years.</ref> was a [[House Cameron]] noble, military officer, and the 3rd [[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]]. ==Character Description== ==Character Description== − Margaret was shown to possess high intelligence and an industrious mind. She was not shy of the media.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 22: Lady Margaret Cameron - Chrematistics of Margaret Cameron</ref> + Margaret was shown to possess high intelligence and an industrious mind. She was not shy of the media.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 22 Lady Margaret Cameron - Chrematistics of Margaret Cameron.</ref> − ==History== + ==Character History== − ===Early Life and Career=== + ===Early Life & Career=== − The only daughter of Lady Margaret Stewart and Director-General Michael Cameron, Margaret grew up in the political limelight of being the child of the ruler an interstellar empire. Unlike her father, she enjoyed it, versus her father's dislike for politics. + The only daughter of Lady Margaret Steward and Director-General Michael Cameron, Margaret grew up in the political limelight of being the child of the ruler a interstellar empire. Unlike her father, she enjoyed it, verses her father's dislike for politics. − At the age 17, she was married to a young industrialist heir, Alexander Ellis, in [[2347]]. Five years later, her father passed the Cameron's Edict of 2351, which cemented her family's control of the Hegemony and paved the way for her becoming his successor. Also, the edict restored her family name so that she would rule as a Cameron, not as an Ellis.<ref>''The Star League'', pp. 22, 182: Family tree shows Margaret and Alexander with a one-year difference in age. Too young to be running corporation by age 16. She had been married five years when her father passed his edict which allowed her Cameron name be restored to her</ref> + At the age 17, she was married to a young industrialist heir, Alexander Ellis, in [[2347]]. Five years later, her father passed the Cameron's Edict of 2351, which cemented her family's control of the Hegemony and paved the way for her becoming his successor. Also, the edict restored her family name so that she would rule as a Cameron, not as an Ellis.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook, p. 22, 182 - Family tree shows Margaret and Alexander with a one year difference in age. Too young running corporation by age 16. She had been married 5 years when her father passed her edict which allowed her Cameron name be restored to her.</ref> − During her marriage, she joined the Hegemony Armed Forces Navy where she showed to have inherited her father's intelligence and intensity. After ten years of service, she retired from the navy to raise her children with her husband. + During her marriage, she joined the Hegemony Armed Forces Navy where she showed to have inherited her father's intelligence and intensity. After 10 years of service, she retired from the navy to raise her children with her husband. While she was raising her children, she remained active in politics. While she was raising her children, she remained active in politics. − In [[2367]], her father retired from his position as Director-General. The Hegemony's High Council took only an hour to deliberate the succession until they choose her as the nominee. They put her name forward for the public to vote on, and it took only a month for her to be voted in as the 3rd Director-General of the Hegemony.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 22: Lady Margaret Cameron - Margaret Life and Career up to her appointment as Director-General</ref> + In [[2567]], her father retired from his position as Director-General. The Hegemony's High Council took only an hour to deliberate the succession until they choose her as the nominee. They put her name forward for the public to vote on, and it took only a month for her to be voted in as the 3rd Director-General of the Hegemony.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 22, Lady Margaret Cameron - Margaret Life and Career up to her appointment as Director-General.</ref> ===As Director-General of the Terran Hegemony=== ===As Director-General of the Terran Hegemony=== ====The Recruitment and Preparedness Bill==== ====The Recruitment and Preparedness Bill==== − In her first year of office, [[2367]], Lady Margaret issued her first political bill, The Military Recruitment and Preparedness Bill. The bill mandates that all citizens in the Terran Hegemony from age 55 and younger must draft into their respective world's planetary militia. They would serve as reservist for one month each year, this would free up professional soldiers and elite service members. The bill also issued rifles to citizens living on the border worlds. Individuals who were pacifist by nature, under this bill, would be allowed to serve in other ways. + In her first year of office, [[2567]], Lady Margaret issued her first political bill, The Military Recruitment and Preparedness Bill. The bill mandates that all citizens in the Terran Hegemony from age 55 and younger must draft into their respective world's planetary militia. They would serve as reservist for one month each year, this would free up professional soldiers and elite service members. The bill also issued rifles to citizens living on the border worlds. Individuals who were pacifist by nature, under this bill, would be allowed to serve in other ways. − Her bill had its opponents. High-ranking officers feared that the part-time troops would water down their force's skills; while businesses complained that their respective fields would be affected with their workforce leaving for military service. Not wanting to take any flak from her opponents, she threatened to bypass the Terran Congress and bring her bill to the people, the majority of whom did not object to serving. + Her bill had its objectors. High ranking officers feared that the part-time troops would water down their force's skills; while businesses complained that their respective fields would be affected with their work force leaving for military service. Not wanting to take any flack from her objectors, she threatened to bypass the Terran Congress and bring her bill to the people who the majority did not object to serving. − ====Military Development of HAF and Technology Export Restrictions==== + ====Military Development of HAF & Technology Export Restrictions==== − During her rule, the Hegemony's military developed new technologies. The ''[[Aegis]]''-class Heavy Cruiser and the first attempt of a [[Drop Pod]], called ''Drop Pallets'', which were vessels in orbit to drop [[Combat Vehicle|Tanks]] and other equipment from orbit. + During her rule, the Hegemony's military developed new technologies. The ''[[Aegis]]'' Class Heavy Cruiser and the first attempt of a [[Drop Pod]], called ''Drop Pallets'', which were vessels in orbit to drop [[Combat Vehicle|Tanks]] and other equipment from orbit. − Lady Margaret continued to pursue her family's interest in science. This continued interest led to the very first commercial [[IndustrialMech]]s and advancements in mining technology. Her initiatives in science triggered a technological boom in the Hegemony and allowed the average citizen's standard of living to rise. However, Lady Margaret kept a tight lid on new technology advances from the Hegemony's interstellar neighbors. She wanted to honor her father and the first Director-General [[James McKenna]]'s desire of the Hegemony becoming the technology beacon of humanity. Pressure from her interstellar neighbors continued to mount; to address the military and the Hegemony Research Alliance Department think tank's concerns, she issued the [[Mother Doctrine]] in [[2380]]. The doctrine applied restrictions on technologies, civil and military, from being exported to foreign powers.<ref>''The Star League'', pp. 22–23: Lady Margaret Cameron - Highlights of her rule during her technology embargo on sensitive tech</ref> + Lady Margaret continued to pursue her family's interest in science. This continued interest led to the very first commercial [[Industrial Mechs]] and advancements in mining technology. Her initiatives in science triggered a technological boom in the Hegemony and allowed the average citizen's standard of living to rise. However, Lady Margaret kept a tight lid on new technology advances from the Hegemony's interstellar neighbors. She wanted to honour her father and the first Director-General [[James McKenna]]'s desire of the Hegemony becoming the technology beacon of humanity. Pressure from her interstellar neighbors continued to mount; to address the military and the Hegemony Research Alliance Department think tank's concerns, she issued the [[Mother Doctrine]] in [[2380]]. The doctrine applied restrictions on technologies, civil and military, from being exported to foreign powers.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 22-23 Lady Margaret Cameron - Highlights of her rule during her technology embargo on sensitive tech.</ref> − During the latter part of her reign, Margaret also directed several initiatives to find solutions to the looming problem of resource exhaustion within the limited space of the Hegemony. She was unwilling to go to war with any of the other [[Great Houses]] and equally unwilling to trade away the Hegemony's advanced technologies via political treaties to get the resources that were required. The answer was the [[Jointly-Owned Worlds]] proposal developed by a young planetary engineer [[David Ocrassa]]. The Hegemony negotiated agreements with the neighboring houses to use the Hegemony's advanced technology to make previously uninhabitable worlds in their realms habitable; in return the Hegemony wanted ownership of half of each planet's mineral resources and a say in the planet's government. While this would still result in the loss of some closely guarded technologies, the focus specifically on terraforming rather than even more valuable military systems outweighed the disadvantages.<ref name=SL-27>''The Star League'', p. 27: "Joint-Ownership of Worlds"</ref> + During the later part of her reign, Margaret also directed several initiatives to find solutions to the looming problem of resource exhaustion within the limited space of the Hegemony. She was unwilling to go to war with any of the other [[Great Houses]] and equally unwilling to trade away the Hegemony's advanced technologies via political treaties to get the resources that were required. The answer was the [[Jointly-Owned Worlds]] proposal developed by a young planetary engineer [[David Ocrassa]]. The Hegemony negotiated agreements with the neighboring houses to use the Hegemony's advanced technology to make previously uninhabitable worlds in their realms habitable; in return the Hegemony wanted ownership of half of each planet's mineral resources and a say in the planet's government. While this would still result in the loss of some closely guarded technologies, the focus specifically on terraforming rather than even more valuable military systems outweighed the disadvantages.<ref name=SL-27>''The Star League'', p. 27 "Joint-Ownership of Worlds"</ref> ====Decline and her Retirement==== ====Decline and her Retirement==== − In February [[2380]], Lady Margaret was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The disease made her feeble, which in turn made her believe that she could no longer rule after two years of fighting it into remission. She suggested that her eldest son Raymond should be voted as her successor.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 25: Raymond Cameron - Margaret's rules ends with cancer, she advocates her son Raymond should take her place</ref> + In February [[2380]], Lady Margaret was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The disease made her feeble, which in turn made her believe that she could no longer rule after two years of fighting it into remission. She suggested that her eldest son Raymond should be voted as her successor.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'' p. 25 Raymond Cameron - Margaret's rules ends with cancer, she advocates her son Raymond should take her place.</ref> − ==Family and Legacy== + ==Family & Legacy== − Margaret had three children with her husband Alexander. Raymond in [[2348]], [[Brian Cameron (24th c.)|Brian]] and [[Judith Cameron|Judith]] were born ten years later in the 2350s. All her children would become Director-General at one point in their lives.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 182: Family Tree - her children and all listed as Director-Generals</ref> + Margaret had three children with her husband Alexander. Raymond in [[2348]], [[Brian Cameron|Brian]] and [[Judith Cameron|Judith]] were born ten years later in the 2350s. All her children would become Director-General at one point in their lives.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 182 Family Tree - her children and all listed as Director-Generals.</ref> + + ==Titles & Positions== + {{s-start}} + {{s-bef|before=[[Michael Cameron]]}} + {{s-title|title=[[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]]|years=[[2367]]-[[2382]]}} + {{s-aft|after=[[Raymond Cameron]]}} + {{s-end}} ==Notes== ==Notes== − Her time as a Hegemony Naval Officer, and the raising of her children would come into semi-conflict with the original sourcebook's wording. It is written that she retired from the service to raise her children, it does not specify if she retires in 2356 when her later two children are born. Her first child was born in [[2348]], a year after she was married at age 17.<ref>''The Star League'', pp. 22, 182: Lady Margaret Cameron & Family Tree - Original text shows family her begun in 2348 at the age 18, however she retires from Naval service after ten years</ref> + Her time as a Hegemony Naval Officer, and the raising of her children would come into semi-conflict with the original sourcebook's wording. It is written that she retired from the service to raise her children, it does not specify if she retires in 2356 when her later two children are born. Her first child was born in [[2348]], a year after she was married at age 17.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 22, 182 Lady Margaret Cameron & Family Tree - Original text shows family her begun in 2348 at the age 18, however she retires from Naval service after 10 years.</ref> ==References== ==References== Line 59:
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| name = Margaret Cameron | | name = Margaret Cameron | ||
| − | | birthdate = [[2330]] | + | | birthdate = [[2330]] |
| − | | died = [[ | + | | died = [[2368]] |
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| affiliation = [[House Cameron]] | | affiliation = [[House Cameron]] | ||
| − | | | + | | profession = 3rd [[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]] |
| − | + | | parents = [[Michael Cameron]] (father)<br>[[Margaret Stewart]] (mother) | |
| − | + | | siblings = | |
| − | + | | spouse = [[Alexander Ellis]] | |
| − | | parents = [[ | + | | children = [[Raymond Cameron]]<br>[[Brian Cameron]]<br>[[Judith Cameron]] |
| − | | siblings = | ||
| − | | spouse = [[Alexander Ellis]] | ||
| − | | children = [[Raymond Cameron]] | ||
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| − | '''Margaret Cameron''' was a [[House Cameron]] noble, military officer, and the 3rd [[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]]. | + | '''Margaret Cameron''' (Born [[2330]] - Died [[2386]])<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 182 Cameron Family Tree - Margaret's birth, death and reign listed by years.</ref> was a [[House Cameron]] noble, military officer, and the 3rd [[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]]. |
==Character Description== | ==Character Description== | ||
| − | Margaret was shown to possess high intelligence and an industrious mind. She was not shy of the media.<ref>'' | + | Margaret was shown to possess high intelligence and an industrious mind. She was not shy of the media.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 22 Lady Margaret Cameron - Chrematistics of Margaret Cameron.</ref> |
| − | ==History== | + | ==Character History== |
| − | ===Early Life | + | ===Early Life & Career=== |
| − | The only daughter of Lady Margaret | + | The only daughter of Lady Margaret Steward and Director-General Michael Cameron, Margaret grew up in the political limelight of being the child of the ruler a interstellar empire. Unlike her father, she enjoyed it, verses her father's dislike for politics. |
| − | At the age 17, she was married to a young industrialist heir, Alexander Ellis, in [[2347]]. Five years later, her father passed the Cameron's Edict of 2351, which cemented her family's control of the Hegemony and paved the way for her becoming his successor. Also, the edict restored her family name so that she would rule as a Cameron, not as an Ellis.<ref>'' | + | At the age 17, she was married to a young industrialist heir, Alexander Ellis, in [[2347]]. Five years later, her father passed the Cameron's Edict of 2351, which cemented her family's control of the Hegemony and paved the way for her becoming his successor. Also, the edict restored her family name so that she would rule as a Cameron, not as an Ellis.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook, p. 22, 182 - Family tree shows Margaret and Alexander with a one year difference in age. Too young running corporation by age 16. She had been married 5 years when her father passed her edict which allowed her Cameron name be restored to her.</ref> |
| − | During her marriage, she joined the Hegemony Armed Forces Navy where she showed to have inherited her father's intelligence and intensity. After | + | During her marriage, she joined the Hegemony Armed Forces Navy where she showed to have inherited her father's intelligence and intensity. After 10 years of service, she retired from the navy to raise her children with her husband. |
While she was raising her children, she remained active in politics. | While she was raising her children, she remained active in politics. | ||
| − | In [[ | + | In [[2567]], her father retired from his position as Director-General. The Hegemony's High Council took only an hour to deliberate the succession until they choose her as the nominee. They put her name forward for the public to vote on, and it took only a month for her to be voted in as the 3rd Director-General of the Hegemony.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 22, Lady Margaret Cameron - Margaret Life and Career up to her appointment as Director-General.</ref> |
===As Director-General of the Terran Hegemony=== | ===As Director-General of the Terran Hegemony=== | ||
====The Recruitment and Preparedness Bill==== | ====The Recruitment and Preparedness Bill==== | ||
| − | In her first year of office, [[ | + | In her first year of office, [[2567]], Lady Margaret issued her first political bill, The Military Recruitment and Preparedness Bill. The bill mandates that all citizens in the Terran Hegemony from age 55 and younger must draft into their respective world's planetary militia. They would serve as reservist for one month each year, this would free up professional soldiers and elite service members. The bill also issued rifles to citizens living on the border worlds. Individuals who were pacifist by nature, under this bill, would be allowed to serve in other ways. |
| − | Her bill had its | + | Her bill had its objectors. High ranking officers feared that the part-time troops would water down their force's skills; while businesses complained that their respective fields would be affected with their work force leaving for military service. Not wanting to take any flack from her objectors, she threatened to bypass the Terran Congress and bring her bill to the people who the majority did not object to serving. |
| − | ====Military Development of HAF | + | ====Military Development of HAF & Technology Export Restrictions==== |
| − | During her rule, the Hegemony's military developed new technologies. The ''[[Aegis]]'' | + | During her rule, the Hegemony's military developed new technologies. The ''[[Aegis]]'' Class Heavy Cruiser and the first attempt of a [[Drop Pod]], called ''Drop Pallets'', which were vessels in orbit to drop [[Combat Vehicle|Tanks]] and other equipment from orbit. |
| − | Lady Margaret continued to pursue her family's interest in science. This continued interest led to the very first commercial [[ | + | Lady Margaret continued to pursue her family's interest in science. This continued interest led to the very first commercial [[Industrial Mechs]] and advancements in mining technology. Her initiatives in science triggered a technological boom in the Hegemony and allowed the average citizen's standard of living to rise. However, Lady Margaret kept a tight lid on new technology advances from the Hegemony's interstellar neighbors. She wanted to honour her father and the first Director-General [[James McKenna]]'s desire of the Hegemony becoming the technology beacon of humanity. Pressure from her interstellar neighbors continued to mount; to address the military and the Hegemony Research Alliance Department think tank's concerns, she issued the [[Mother Doctrine]] in [[2380]]. The doctrine applied restrictions on technologies, civil and military, from being exported to foreign powers.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 22-23 Lady Margaret Cameron - Highlights of her rule during her technology embargo on sensitive tech.</ref> |
| − | During the | + | During the later part of her reign, Margaret also directed several initiatives to find solutions to the looming problem of resource exhaustion within the limited space of the Hegemony. She was unwilling to go to war with any of the other [[Great Houses]] and equally unwilling to trade away the Hegemony's advanced technologies via political treaties to get the resources that were required. The answer was the [[Jointly-Owned Worlds]] proposal developed by a young planetary engineer [[David Ocrassa]]. The Hegemony negotiated agreements with the neighboring houses to use the Hegemony's advanced technology to make previously uninhabitable worlds in their realms habitable; in return the Hegemony wanted ownership of half of each planet's mineral resources and a say in the planet's government. While this would still result in the loss of some closely guarded technologies, the focus specifically on terraforming rather than even more valuable military systems outweighed the disadvantages.<ref name=SL-27>''The Star League'', p. 27 "Joint-Ownership of Worlds"</ref> |
====Decline and her Retirement==== | ====Decline and her Retirement==== | ||
| − | In February [[2380]], Lady Margaret was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The disease made her feeble, which in turn made her believe that she could no longer rule after two years of fighting it into remission. She suggested that her eldest son Raymond should be voted as her successor.<ref>'' | + | In February [[2380]], Lady Margaret was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The disease made her feeble, which in turn made her believe that she could no longer rule after two years of fighting it into remission. She suggested that her eldest son Raymond should be voted as her successor.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'' p. 25 Raymond Cameron - Margaret's rules ends with cancer, she advocates her son Raymond should take her place.</ref> |
| − | ==Family | + | ==Family & Legacy== |
| − | Margaret had three children with her husband Alexander. Raymond in [[2348]], [[Brian Cameron | + | Margaret had three children with her husband Alexander. Raymond in [[2348]], [[Brian Cameron|Brian]] and [[Judith Cameron|Judith]] were born ten years later in the 2350s. All her children would become Director-General at one point in their lives.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 182 Family Tree - her children and all listed as Director-Generals.</ref> |
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| + | ==Titles & Positions== | ||
| + | {{s-start}} | ||
| + | {{s-bef|before=[[Michael Cameron]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-title|title=[[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]]|years=[[2367]]-[[2382]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-aft|after=[[Raymond Cameron]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-end}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | Her time as a Hegemony Naval Officer, and the raising of her children would come into semi-conflict with the original sourcebook's wording. It is written that she retired from the service to raise her children, it does not specify if she retires in 2356 when her later two children are born. Her first child was born in [[2348]], a year after she was married at age 17.<ref>'' | + | Her time as a Hegemony Naval Officer, and the raising of her children would come into semi-conflict with the original sourcebook's wording. It is written that she retired from the service to raise her children, it does not specify if she retires in 2356 when her later two children are born. Her first child was born in [[2348]], a year after she was married at age 17.<ref>''Star League Sourcebook'', p. 22, 182 Lady Margaret Cameron & Family Tree - Original text shows family her begun in 2348 at the age 18, however she retires from Naval service after 10 years.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Star League sourcebook|Star League Sourcebook]]'' |
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| + | [[Category:Minor Characters|Cameron, Margaret]] | ||
| + | [[Category:House Cameron Characters|Cameron, Margaret]] | ||
[[Category:Terran Hegemony Characters|Cameron, Margaret]] | [[Category:Terran Hegemony Characters|Cameron, Margaret]] | ||
[[Category:Director-General|Cameron, Margaret]] | [[Category:Director-General|Cameron, Margaret]] | ||