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Don Cameron
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Lilley
In office
9 December 1961 – 30 November 1963
Preceded byBruce Wight
Succeeded byKevin Cairns
Personal details
Born(1917-10-15)15 October 1917
Cloncurry, Queensland
Died22 June 1964(1964-06-22) (aged 46)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationChef

Donald James Cameron (15 October 1917 – 22 June 1964), Australian politician, was born in Cloncurry, Queensland, and was educated at Catholic schools. He moved to Brisbane where he worked as a chef and catering manager. Active in the Australian Labor Party from an early age, he unexpectedly won the middle-class seat of Lilley at the 1961 election, but was defeated in 1963.

In May 1963, Cameron suffered a heart attack while flying from Brisbane to Sydney.

Cameron died in 1964, aged 46, and was buried in Nudgee Cemetery.

References

  1. "M.P. Becomes Ill On Plane". The Canberra Times. 8 May 1963.
  2. Nudgee Cemetery Mapping InterfaceNudgee Cemetery Retrieved 3 January 2015.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded byBruce Wight Member for Lilley
1961–1963
Succeeded byKevin Cairns
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