He was educated near Owen Sound and in Burnside, Manitoba, and was known as a skilled athlete in his younger years.
Cameron later joined the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM), and ran under its banner in the 1922 provincial election.
The UFM won a convincing victory across the province, and formed government as the Progressive Party of Manitoba.
He was one of three cabinet ministers to oppose Bracken's initiative for a Manitoba Wheat Board, in a free vote held in early 1923.
[1] He attempted to return to the legislature in the 1932 election, but narrowly lost to Conservative candidate Earl Rutledge.