Daniel Alexander Cameron (December 10, 1870 – September 4, 1937) was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician from the province

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 of Nova Scotia

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.

Born in Sydney River, Nova Scotia

Sydney River, Nova Scotia

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, the son of John and Isabella (Macdonald) Cameron, Cameron was educated at Sydney Academy and Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

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 where he received a Bachelor of Laws degree. He was admitted to the Bar in October 1893. In 1894, he started practicing law in Sydney. He was a member of the County Council from 1900 to 1911. He was the stipendiary magistrate for Sydney from 1905 to 1911. In 1911, he was appointed treasurer and
solicitor for the Municipality of Cape Breton.

In 1916

Nova Scotia general election, 1916

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, he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 for the electoral district of Cape Breton. A Nova Scotia Liberal, he was defeated in 1920

Nova Scotia general election, 1920

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. From 1921 to 1923, he was a Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia

Legislative Council of Nova Scotia

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 and was a Minister Without Portfolio in the cabinet of George Henry Murray

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. He resigned from the Legislative Council in 1923 and was elected to the House of Assembly for Victoria County. From 1923 to 1925, he was the Provincial Secretary in the cabinet of Ernest Howard Armstrong

Ernest Howard Armstrong

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. He resigned in 1930 and was defeated in the 1930 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1930

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 when he ran as the Liberal

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 candidate for the electoral district of Cape Breton South

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. He was elected in the 1935 election

Canadian federal election, 1935

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 for the electoral district of Cape Breton North and Victoria

Cape Breton North and Victoria

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. He served for a little less than 2 years before dying in office in 1937.