Howard W. Cameron
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Howard W. Cameron (April 3, 1915 – March 13, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from Rice Lake.
Life and career
Cameron was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in April 1915.{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1967&search_term=cameron|title=Cameron, Howard W. 1915|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2011-12-04}} He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the University of Wisconsin Law School and became a lawyer. Additionally, he chaired the local chapter of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Cameron was a member of the Senate from 1959 to 1962. Later, he was a candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1974, losing to Kenneth M. Schricker. He was a Democrat. He died in March 1986 at the age of 70.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cameron.html#204.55.53|title=Howard W. Cameron|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2011-12-04}}
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Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:People from Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Category:Politicians from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Category:University of Wisconsin Law School alumni
Category:University of Wisconsin–Superior alumni
Category:Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
Category:20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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