Background
Cammack, John Walter was born on April 28, 1875 in Orange County, Virginia, United States. Son of George Walter and Mary Jane (Pidgeon) Cammack.
academic administrator Baptist minister
Cammack, John Walter was born on April 28, 1875 in Orange County, Virginia, United States. Son of George Walter and Mary Jane (Pidgeon) Cammack.
Student Fredericksburg (Virginia) College. Bachelor of Arts, University of Richmond, Virginia, 1900, Master of Arts, 1901, Doctor of Divinity, 1914. Master of Theology Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, 1903.
Graduate in Pharmacy, University of Virginia, 1904.
Ordanied Baptist ministry, 1904. Pastor Onancock, Virginia, 1904-1907, Buckhannon, West Virginia, 1907-1910. Associate editor Religious Herald, Richmond, 1910-1915.
Secretary Baptist Education, communications of Virginia, 1915-1924.
Secretary Education Commission Southern Baptist Convention, 1914-1919. Executive secretary Education Board Southern Baptist Convention, 1924-1927.
President Averett College, Danville, Virginia, 1927-1936. Pastor Fork Union, Virginia, 1936-1943.
Oakwood Avenue Church, Richmond, Virginia, since 1942.
Trustee Fork Union Military Academy and Bluefield College President Southern Baptist Education Association. Vice president American Association of Junior Colleges Member National Education Association, Council of Church Schools of the South, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Member National Education Association, Council of Church Schools of the South, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Mason (Shriner).; Clubs: University (Richmond).
Married Bessie Clay Hagan, June 14, 1905.