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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.
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.
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Simon Cameron (born March 8, 1799, Maytown, Pa., U.S.—died June 26, 1889, Donegal Springs, Pa.) was a U.S. senator, secretary of war during the American Civil War, and a political boss of Pennsylvania.
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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.
Ambitious and materialistic, Simon Cameron set his sights higher than state politics and won a seat in the United States Senate as a Democrat in 1844. Although not re-elected at the end of his term, Cameron joined the new Republican Party and was returned to the Senate in 1857.
Simon Cameron war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der Pennsylvania im Senat der Vereinigten Staaten vertrat und dem Kabinett von Präsident Abraham Lincoln als Kriegsminister angehörte.
Simon Cameron. 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...
