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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
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from Rice Lake.


Life and career

Cameron was born in
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in April 1915. He graduated from the
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and the
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and became a
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. Additionally, he chaired the local chapter of the
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. Cameron was a member of the Senate from 1959 to 1962. Later, he was a candidate for the
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in 1974, losing to Kenneth M. Schricker. He was a
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. He died in March 1986 at the age of 70.


References

1915 births 1986 deaths 20th-century American lawyers People from Rice Lake, Wisconsin Politicians from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Law School alumni University of Wisconsin–Superior alumni Wisconsin lawyers Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub