About Allison G. Catheron
Lived 1878 – 1950 (aged 71). Allison G. Catheron was an American politician and aircraft pilot.
Allison G. Catheron was a Canadian-born American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Early life Catheron was born on June 26, 1878, in Kempt, Nova Scotia. His family moved to Beverly, Massachusetts, during his youth. Catheron attended Beverly High School and graduated from Bates College in 1900. From 1900 to 1902 he was principal of Norwell High School in Norwell, Massachusetts. Catheron earned an LLB from Harvard Law School. The Pilot, the official newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston criticized Catheron's appointment in an editorial entitled "Bigotry Rewarded. An Unfortunate Appointment". Catheron denied being a member of the APA and stated that he was "incapable of prejudice". Boston Mayor James Michael Curley ordered his Corporation Counsel to investigate the legality of Catheron's appointment and ordered the City Auditor to withhold his pay until the investigation was concluded.
Catheron also served on the Beverly School Committee and the State Commission on Probation.
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Who was Allison G. Catheron?
politician in Massachusetts, US
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Allison G. Catheron was born on 26 June 1878 in Kempt.
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Allison G. Catheron died on 8 January 1950 in Wellesley.
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Allison G. Catheron was a politician and aircraft pilot.
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Allison G. Catheron was American.
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