Background
Cameron, Benjamin Franklin was born on December 14, 1890 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Elizabeth (Garner) Cameron.
Cameron, Benjamin Franklin was born on December 14, 1890 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Elizabeth (Garner) Cameron.
Bachelor of Arts, University of the South, 1911. Bachelor of Laws, Cumberland University, 1914.
Professor Latin and German and athletic director Norfolk (Virginia) Academy, 1911-1913. Athletic director Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, 1913. Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1914, began practice at Meridian.
Member Bozeman, Cameron & Bozeman, 1914-1940, Cameron & Wills, 1940-1950, Cameron & Cameron, 1950-1955.
Became United States district attorney Southern District, Mississippi, 1929. Judge The United States of America Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, since 1955.
Trustee R. Doctorate. Sanders Foundation, since 1945. Chairman of the Board regents University of the South, 1943-1945.
Vice president, chairman Court of Honor.
Ex-president Choctaw Area council Boy Scouts of America. Vice president Mississippi state council, Young Men's Christian Association. Chairman for Mississippi of Finnish Relief Fund, 1940.
Member American, Mississippi, Lauderdale County bar associations. Club: Touchdown (president, Meridian 1953-1954).
Married Polly Paine, June 3, 1919. Children: Benjamin Franklin, Overton Winston.