Allison G. Catheron was a Canadian-born American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

[2] Catheron attended Beverly High School and graduated from Bates College in 1900.

[2] On December 18, 1916, he was appointed chief probation officer for the Suffolk County Superior Criminal Court.

[2] His appointment was protested by District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier, who believed that the position should've gone to someone who resided within Suffolk County.

[3] The Pilot, the official newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston criticized Catheron's appointment in an editorial entitled "Bigotry Rewarded.