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  1. Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799 – June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War.

  2. Simon Cameron (* 8. März 1799 in Maytown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; † 26. Juni 1889 in Donegal Springs, Pennsylvania) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der Pennsylvania im Senat der Vereinigten Staaten vertrat und dem Kabinett von Präsident Abraham Lincoln als Kriegsminister angehörte.

  3. 4. März 2024 · Simon Cameron was a U.S. senator, secretary of war during the American Civil War, and a political boss of Pennsylvania. His son James Donald Cameron (1833–1918) succeeded him in the Senate and as a political power in his state. With only slight formal schooling, Cameron was successful in various.

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    11. Juni 2018 · Simon Cameron (1799-1889) was a Pennsylvania politician and businessman who rose to power through his political machine and his role in the Civil War. He served as a senator, a secretary of war, and a minister to Russia, and was involved in various scandals and controversies.

  5. Simon Cameron was born in 1799 in Maytown, Pennsylvania. Orphaned at the age of nine, he was forced to work in printing and editing and during the early 1820s he worked briefly for congressional printers in Washington D.C., where he learned about national politics and established important political connections.

  6. Learn about the life and career of Simon Cameron, the secretary of war under Abraham Lincoln who was removed from the cabinet for corruption and inefficiency. Find out how he rose from a printer's apprentice to a wealthy banker, a senator, and a minister, and how he supported Lincoln's candidacy and supported the Union cause.

  7. 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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