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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. Cameron made his fortune in railways, canals and banking, founding the Bank of Middletown.[1] He then turned to a life of politics. He became a U.S. senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania, succeeding James ...
28. Simon Cameron defeated the nomination of Woodward to the Supreme Court, the latter likely with Buchanan's help. 29. Simon Cameron felt free to oppose it as he owed no debts to Polk and the Pennsylvania legislature had passed a resolution asking the state's congressional delegation to oppose the legislation.
Simon Cameron ( Maytown, Pennsylvania, 1799. március 8. – Maytown, Pennsylvania, 1889. június 26.) amerikai vállalkozó, újságíró, vasúti befektető, amerikai államférfi, hadügyminiszter, pétervári nagykövet és szenátor volt. Cameron vagyonát a vasúttal, a csatornákon és a bankszektorban szerezte. A Bank of Middletown ...
8. Feb. 2024 · Simon Cameron became First Lord in 2738 following the disastrous reign of his father Jonathan. With the Star League plagued by internal strife as a result of his father's paranoia and expensive SDS initiative, Simon set about repairing the rift between House Cameron and its subjects. Simon's experience in politics coupled with his fairness and ...
Paul Kahan tells how Simon Cameron became the Secretary of War under Lincoln, the incredible challenges he faced and how he addressed them.
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Cabinet and Vice Presidents: Simon Cameron (1799-1889) “The Great Winnebago Chief” and “Czar of Pennsylvania,” Simon Cameron was the Pennsylvania Republican leader who served in the Senate (1845-49, 1857-61, 1867-77), and replaced James Buchanan. A former Democrat with such widespread business interests in newspapers, banking and ...
Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War. Lincoln: Potomac Press, 2016. xxiv + 367 pages. Hardcover, $55.50. Paul Kahan, a lecturer at Ohlone College, provides more than a biography of Simon Cameron, Pennsylvania political boss and Lincoln's first Secretary of War. His work also
