George Cameron (priest)

George Henry Cameron was born the son of the Rev. Francis Marten Cameron, MA,[4] who had once been the rector of Bonnington.[5] Cameron was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1885,[6][7] and then MA in 1889.[8] He was ordained deacon in 1885 and priest in 1886.[9][10] He served curacies at St John, Ladywood; and St George, Edgbaston. In 1890 he became the incumbent of St Stephen, Birmingham; and in 1900, of St Paul, Knowbury.[11]

He was the Anglican chaplain in Baku from 1901 until 1903.[12] In 1903 he was appointed archdeacon of Eshowe,[13] serving at Heidelberg until 1905; and Krugersdorp from 1907. Once settled in South Africa Cameron enrolled at the University of the Cape of Good Hope.[14] In 1912 he became archdeacon of Pretoria; and in 1915 Vicar general of Pretoria. He was archdeacon of Johannesburg[15] from 1916 to 1925;[16] Director of the South African Church Institute[17] from 1925 to 1932; and Provincial Commissary,[18] to the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1925 to 1932.[19]

Returning to England he was vicar of St Mary, Furneux Pelham[20] from 1933[21] to 1940, and also Rector of St Mary, Stocking Pelham from 1939[22] to 1940. He also published three books: "John Cameron, Non-Juror", 1923;[23] "Church Finance at Home and Overseas", 1932;[24] and "A History of Furneux Pelham", 1935.[25]