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Simon Cameron (above) was Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of war when hostilities began in 1861. Cameron, however, was a somewhat corrupt and poor administrator; President Lincoln sent him to Russia to serve as minister in 1862. Cameron’s replacement did not necessarily engender positive feelings in everyone he met either, but he performed his ...
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.
Cameron, Simon. Born: 1799-03-08 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Died: 1889-06-26 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Born into a poor Pennsylvania family, Simon Cameron received little formal education. His professional life began as an apprentice to various printers in Harrisburg and Lancaster County. He later became editor of a newspaper.
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3. Nov. 2015 · On Friday, April 12 at 4:30 a.m., Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley, commanding a battery of two 10-inch siege mortars on James Island, fired the first shot at the U.S. fort, beginning a long ...
Simon Cameron (1799-1889) was a Pennsylvania newspaper editor and politician who served as the first secretary of war in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln. He was born in Maytown, Pennsylvania and orphaned at age nine. Despite limited education, he gained a position as an apprentice printer and gradually rose to become editor of the Bucks County Messenger. Using his position in the ...
Simon has been an active member of the Friends of the Heysen Trail since he joined in 2001. Prior to this he was an active member and walk leader of Adelaide Bushwalkers (ABW). Simon joined at a time of growth of the Friends, promoting the Trail and walking, leading an End-to-End group and leading many walks including extended walks, both locally and interstate. He is currently the Short Walks ...
