Donald Cameron was born on 25 September 1796 and baptised at Kilmallie, Lochaber.
[1] In 1814, Cameron, younger of Lochiel, was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.
He fought at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, alongside his cousin John Cameron of Fassiefern, Colonel of the 92nd Regiment of Foot (Gordon Highlanders).
He held the office of Deputy lieutenant for Inverness-shire and Buckinghamshire and the position of 23rd Chief "Lochiel" of Clan Cameron.
[1] On 31 July 1832, Lochiel married Lady Vere Catherine Louisa Hobart (1803–1888), the posthumous daughter of Hon.