[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING PASTOR DR. JOHN E. CAMERON

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Pastor Dr. John E. Cameron who was born on 
June 11, 1932, just outside of Hattiesburg, Mississippi in Petal. His 
parents were the late Mr. A.C. and Mrs. Courtney Cameron. He is the 
fourteenth of sixteen children.
  Pastor Cameron was educated in the Springfield Vocational High School 
in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he graduated in 1951. He later 
attended Alcorn A and M College in Lorman, Mississippi. He attended 
Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi where he received his B.S. 
degree. Pastor Cameron also attended the American Baptist Theological 
Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee where his major was social science 
(theology).
  Pastor Cameron has been serving in a pastoral position for more than 
forty years. His first position was at First Baptist Church in Oxford, 
Mississippi. He is currently pastor at Greater Mount Calvary Baptist 
Church in Jackson, Mississippi where he has been since 1970. Pastor 
Cameron has been active in numerous organizations and actively involved 
in the civil rights movement extending back prior to his involvement 
with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pastor Cameron worked with Dr. King on 
voter registration campaigns in the Hattiesburg, Mississippi area.
  Pastor Cameron has been involved in civic affairs which included his 
bid for the United States Congress Fifth Congressional District in the 
State of Mississippi. He was the director of the Hattiesburg Ministers' 
Project and served as Ambassador to Central America. Presently, he 
serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pearl River Valley 
Redevelopment Basin in Hinds County.
  Pastor Cameron has been cited in Who's Who in Black America, Notable 
Americans in the Bicentennial Era and Outstanding Community Leader. He 
has received a proclamation from Mayor Dale Danks, Jr., a proclamation 
from Judge Alexander in Hinds County and he served as a colonel on 
Governor Cliff Finch's staff.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Pastor 
John E. Cameron for his dedication to serving others.

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