He was born in
Brora, Sutherland in November 1907 the son of Rev
Kenneth Cameron. The family moved first to
Skye then to
Stornoway with his father's role as minister. He was educated at the
Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, where he was school
dux. He studied Classics and Divinity at the
University of Edinburgh and graduated with an MA with Honours. During this period (in 1924/25) his father served as
Moderator of the General Assembly. He was ordained at
Burghead on the Moray coast in 1932 and in 1950 moved to the famous Buccleuch Greyfriars Church in
Edinburgh's South Side. In 1953 he was given the Chair of both Greek and the
New Testament at the Free Church College in Edinburgh. From 1973 to 1977 he was Principal of the College. In 1962 he served his first year as Moderator. From 1963 to 1976 he was Principal Clerk to the General assembly. and in 1977 he served his second year as Moderator. During this second term he met
Queen Elizabeth II during her jubilee visit to Scotland. He died in hospital in
Edinburgh on 27 January 1990, aged 82. ==Family==