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Simon Cameron
Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 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.A native of Maytown, Pennsylvania, Cameron made a fortune in railways, canals, and banking. He was elected to the United States Senate as a member of the Democratic Party in 1845. A persistent opponent of slavery, Cameron briefly joined the Know Nothing Party before switching to the Republican Party in 1856. He won election to another term in the Senate in 1857 and provided pivotal support to Abraham Lincoln at the 1860 Republican National Convention.
Lincoln appointed Cameron as his first Secretary of War. Cameron's wartime tenure was marked by allegations of corruption and lax management, and he was demoted to Ambassador to the Russian Empire in January 1862. Cameron made a political comeback after the Civil War, winning a third election to the Senate in 1867 and building the powerful Cameron machine, which would dominate Pennsylvania politics for the next 70 years. Provided by Wikipedia
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In Senate of the United States. January 17, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron submitted for consideration the following resolution Whereas a defalcation is reporte...
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In the Senate of the United States. December 18, 1876. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, submitted the following resolution: Resolved by the Senate, (the Hous...
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In the Senate of the United States. February 5, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report...
Published 1878Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In the Senate of the United States. February 5, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report...
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In the Senate of the United States. February 11, 1879. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following repor...
Published 1879Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In the Senate of the United States. January 28, 1879. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report...
Published 1879Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In Senate of the United States. January 13, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred...
Published 1846Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In Senate of the United States. January 18, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 100.) The Committee on Nava...
Published 1847Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In Senate of the United States. August 10, 1848. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report: The Committee on Printing, to whom was referred a reso...
Published 1848Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In Senate of the United States. March 25, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred th...
Published 1846Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In Senate of the United States. January 17, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron submitted for consideration the following resolution: Whereas a defalcation is report...
Published 1848Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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Resolutions by Mr. Cameron, to inquire into the facts in respect to the designs of foreign powers to impose their systems of monarchical government and institutions upon the people...
Published 1867Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 30.) The Committee on Naval...
Published 1847Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In the Senate of the United States. February 14, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 102.) The Committee on Military Af...
Published 1870Other Authors: “…Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889…”
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In Senate of the United States. August 10, 1848. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report The Committee on Printing, to whom was referred a resol...
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In Senate of the United States. January 13, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred t...
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