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Biografia. Fu il ventiseiesimo segretario alla Guerra degli Stati Uniti, durante la presidenza di Abraham Lincoln, il 16º presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America. Nato nello stato della Pennsylvania, i suoi genitori furono Charles Cameron e Marth Pfoutz.
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. His son James Donald Cameron (1833–1918) succeeded him in the Senate and as a political power in his state.
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11 giu 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.
Uomo politico statunitense (Donegal, Pennsylvania, 1799 - ivi 1889); senatore democratico per la Pennsylvania dal 1845 al 1849, aderì, alla sua costituzione, al partito repubblicano. Nel 1856 fu rieletto senatore. Lincoln nel 1861 lo nominò ministro della Guerra.
Simon Cameron was a Pennsylvania politician who served as the 26th U.S. Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln. He was also a senator, a presidential candidate, and a minister to Russia.
CAMERON, Simon Uomo politico americano, nato l'8 marzo 1799 a Denegal, morto a New York il 26 giugno 1889. Fu dapprima giornalista nella natia Pennsylvania e a Washington, poi banchiere e uomo d'affari di larga influenza politica messa a servizio del Van Buren e del Buchanan.
