Hugh Cameron

Hugh Cameron

Hugh Cameron was a Canadian politician and a member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Iverness in Nova Scotia.

He was born on March 18, 1836 in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. Cameron studied at Saint Francis Xavier College and, in 1861, graduated in medicine from the University of Pennsylvania and also from the School of Practical Obstetrics in Philadelphia. He practiced medicine at Mabou in Cape Breton. He studied further at Bellevue Hospital medical school in New York City from 1864 to 1865 before returning to his practice. Cameron also served as surgeon for the militia.

He was elected as a member of the Anti-Confederation Party to the 1st Canadian Parliament on September 20, 1867. He became a member of the Liberal-Conservative Party on January 30, 1869. Though he was defeated in the following three elections, he was re-elected to the 5th Canadian Parliament on June 20, 1882, and to the two following Parliaments. He became a member of the Conservative Party on April 13, 1887. Cameron was appointed in the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia in 1879, serving until 1882.

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?query=9248&s=M&Language=E Canadian Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=08546 "The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men : Quebec and the Maritime provinces volume." (1881)]


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