Cameron was born at
Advocate Harbour,
Nova Scotia on November 11, 1886. He is best known for winning the 14th Boston Marathon in 1910 with a time of 2:28:52. Cameron defeated
Clarence DeMar by one minute. Cameron was also the North American Long Distance Champion and the
Maritime five-mile champion. He held the
Halifax Herald 10-mile road race record, gained over 160 trophies and awards over his career and is a member of the
Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame. Cameron originally began as an amateur, but began racing professionally in 1911. He retired from competition in 1919 and died in 1953. ==References==