Angus Neil McCallum
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Angus Neil McCallum was a Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

 member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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. He was born in Sunbury, Ontario and became a farmer.

McCallum attended high school at Sydenham then Queen's University
Queen's University
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 where he earned a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
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 degree.

He was acclaimed
Acclamation
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 to Parliament at the Frontenac—Addington
Frontenac—Addington
Frontenac—Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 riding in a by-election on 1 November 1937. After serving the remainder of the 18th Canadian Parliament
18th Canadian Parliament
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, McCallum was defeated by Wilbert Ross Aylesworth
Wilbert Ross Aylesworth
Wilbert Ross Aylesworth was a Canadian politician, farmer and merchant. He was elected in 1940 as a Member of the National Government to the Canadian House of Commons to represent the riding of Frontenac—Addington. He was re-elected to the same riding in 1945 and 1949 as a Member of the...

 of the National Government (Conservative) party.

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