Hugh Cameron (March 18, 1836 – May 11, 1918) was a

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politician and a member of the

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for the riding of Iverness in

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. He was born in

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, the son of Alexander Cameron and Liz Cameron. Cameron studied at Saint Francis Xavier College and, in 1861, graduated in medicine from the

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and also from the School of Practical Obstetrics in

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. He practiced medicine at

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. He studied further at

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medical school in

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from 1864 to 1865 before returning to his practice. Cameron also served as surgeon for the militia.''The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men : Quebec and the Maritime provinces volume.'' (1881)
/ref> He was elected as a member of the

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to the

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on September 20, 1867. He became a member of the

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on January 30, 1869. Though he was defeated in the following three elections, he was re-elected to the

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on June 20, 1882, and to the two following Parliaments. He became a member of the

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on April 13, 1887. Cameron was appointed in the

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in 1879, serving until 1882.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Hugh Anti-Confederation Party MPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Conservative Party of Nova Scotia MLCs 1836 births 1918 deaths