The Venerable George Henry Cameron^[1] (28 August 1861; 8 June 1940)^[2] was an Anglican archdeacon in Africa during the first half of the 20th century.^[3]

Biography

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]

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