Don Cameron | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kamloops—Shuswap | |
In office 1979–1980 | |
Succeeded by | Nelson Riis |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexandria,Ontario,Canada | 17 April 1917
Died | 24 December 2014 97) Kamloops,British Columbia,Canada | (aged
Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada |
Profession | construction contractor |
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