Alan John Patrick ("Pat") Cameron (23 September 1895 – 3 January 1982) was a

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member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Brandon, Manitoba and became a barrister and lawyer by career. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1949 general election, after two unsuccessful attempts to win the riding in the

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and 1945 elections. Cameron was re-elected at High Park for a second term in the

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, but defeated in the 1957 election by

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of the Progressive Conservative party. After another defeat to Kucherepa in the 1958 election, Cameron regained his High Park Parliamentary seat in

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and was re-elected in

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and 1965. After completing his final term, the 27th Canadian Parliament, Cameron left federal office and did not campaign in any further national elections. A neighbour discovered the bodies of both Cameron and his wife Beatrice at their Etobicoke apartment on 3 January 1982. Metro Toronto Police indicated they both died early that day of natural causes.

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* 1895 births 1982 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Lawyers in Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub