John Cameron ( 1817 - 1878 )

Birth: 31 March 1817 Death: Southampton, Hampshire (30 June 1878) Career: Served with the Royal Engineers; joined the Ordnance Survey as First Lieutenant (1839); Executive Officer, Ordnance Survey of Great Britain (by 1862); left on promotion to Major General (1874); re-joined as Director, Ordnance Survey (1875-1878); Lieutenant General (by 1878); died of pneumonia Membership: Fellow Election Date: 4/06/1868.