Background
Cameron was born in the Hunter Region coal mining town of Minmi.
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Education
He was the son of a coal-miner and was educated to elementary level at Plattsburg public school.
Career
His initial employment was as a coal miner at the Wallsend Colliery at the age of 14. He was an office-holder in the Miners" Federation prior to his election to parliament. This seat was abolished in a redistribution before the 1930 state election and Cameron was subsequently elected to the seat of Waratah.
He remained the representative for this seat until his retirement in 1956.
On 1 January 1963, Cameron was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire "in recognition of public service in New South Wales.".
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Membership
He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1956. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party.
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Australian Labor Party