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Dr. Allen R. Cameron is a
veteran of the World war who has been successfully engaged in the
practice of veterinary surgery at Vegreville for the past four years. He
is a native of Toronto, Ontario, born March 3, 1891, his parents being
James and Margaret (McDougall) Cameron, both natives of Scotland. They
crossed the Atlantic to Canada in young manhood and young womanhood,
locating in Toronto, where the father engaged in business as a
contractor and builder. In 1902 they removed westward to Alberta and
took up their abode on a farm near Vegreville, to the further
development and cultivation of which Mr. Cameron has since devoted his
attention, with excellent success. Both he and his wife are consistent
members of the Presbyterian church and are well known and highly
esteemed throughout the community in which they have resided for more
than two decades. They became parents of nine children, eight of whom
survive.
Allen R. Cameron, who was
the fourth in order of birth in his father's family, obtained his
education in the public schools of his native city and subsequently
matriculated in Toronto University, which institution he attended from
1910 until his graduation in 1914, thoroughly qualifying for his chosen
profession. The following year he joined the army and remained in
overseas service in the Great war until 1919 as a member of the First
Canadian Artillery and later of the Canadian Veterinary Corps. When the
war was over he returned to Vegreville, where he has continued in
practice as a veterinary surgeon and in this connection has won a most
enviable and well deserved reputation.
In politics Dr. Cameron
is a Liberal and he is a member of the Local Community Club, at all
times giving his aid and support on the side of progress, reform and
improvement. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the
Presbyterian church and his life has measured up to high principles in
every relation, so that he enjoys the friendship, confidence and esteem
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