Ronald B. Cameron

Ronald Brooks Cameron (August 16, 1927 – February 1, 2006) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California's 25th congressional district from 1963 to 1967.

This article is about the U.S. congressional representative. For people with similar names, see Ron Cameron.
Ronald B. Cameron
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 25th district
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
Preceded byJohn H. Rousselot
Succeeded byCharles E. Wiggins
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 50th district
In office
January 5, 1959 – January 3, 1963
Preceded byThomas M. Erwin
Succeeded byPhil Soto
Personal details
Born
Ronald Brooks Cameron

(1927-08-16)August 16, 1927
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 2006(2006-02-01) (aged 78)
Whittier, California, U.S.
Alma materWestern Reserve Academy
Case Western Reserve University
University of California, Los Angeles

Biography

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Cameron graduated from Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, 1945. He attended Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio from 1946 to 1947, and UCLA from 1949 to 1953. He received a J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1973. He was in the United States Marine Corps from 1945 to 1946.

Cameron became a certified public accountant in 1954. He served as member of the California State Assembly from 1958 to 1962, and was delegate to the 1960 and 1964 Democratic National Conventions.

Cameron was elected as a Democrat to the eighty-eighth Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967). He was defeated for reelection to the ninetieth Congress in 1966. He resumed practice as an accountant and attorney. In 1970, he was the Democratic nominee for California state comptroller.

He died on February 1, 2006, in Whittier, California.

References
  • United States Congress. "Ronald B. Cameron (id: C000067)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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