Ronald Brooks Cameron (August 16, 1927 – February 1, 2006) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1963 to 1967.

Early life and education

Born in

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on August 16, 1927, Cameron graduated from

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, in 1945. He was in the

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from 1945 to 1946. Cameron attended

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, from 1946 to 1947, and

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from 1949 to 1953. He received a J.D. from

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School of Law,

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, in 1973.

Career

Cameron became a certified public accountant in 1954. He served as a member of the

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from 1958 to 1962, and was a delegate to the

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and

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Congress

Cameron was elected as a

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to the Eighty-eighth and Eighty-ninth Congresses (January 3, 1963–January 3, 1967). He was defeated for re-election to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966. Cameron voted in voted in favor of the

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and the

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Later career and death

He resumed practice as an accountant and attorney. In 1970, he was the Democratic nominee for

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. Cameron died on February 1, 2006, in

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Electoral history

References

External links

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