Angus Neil McCallum (9 April 1892 – 7 December 1946) was a
Canadian
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farmer and politician. McCallum was a
Liberal party
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member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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. He was born in
Sudbury,
Ontario
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and became a farmer.
McCallum attended high school at Sydenham then
Queen's University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree.
He was
acclaimed
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to Parliament at the
Frontenac—Addington
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riding in a by-election on 1 November 1937. After serving the remainder of the
18th Canadian Parliament, McCallum was defeated by
Wilbert Ross Aylesworth of the
National Government (Conservative) party.
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1892 births
1946 deaths
Canadian farmers
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Queen's University at Kingston alumni
People from Frontenac County
Politicians from Greater Sudbury
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