Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799 - June 26, 1889) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. After making his fortune in railways and banking, he turned to a life of politics. He became a state senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania, succeeding James Buchanan. Originally a Democrat, he failed to secure a nomination for senator from the Know-Nothing party, … Wikipedia
A consummate machine boss who "never forgot a friend or forgave an enemy," Simon Cameron spent many years behind the scenes in Pennsylvania politics. www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/gallery/71gal.html
It was at this time that a member of the school's Board of Directors, Simon Cameron, saw an opportunity for himself. www.dauphincountyhistory.org/mansion/mansionhistory
Simon Cameron, Lincolns Secretary of War: A Political Biography . Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1966; Crippen, Lee. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000068
Simon Cameron was born in Maytown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on 8 March 1799; was orphaned at nine and later apprenticed to a printer before entering the field of journalism; was editor of the Bucks County Messenger , 1821; moved to Washington in 18 www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/sw-sa/CameronS.htm
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Simon Cameron Birth: Mar. 8, 1799 Death: Jun. 26, 1889 US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Diplomat. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Camero...
