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Simon Cameron
American businessman and politician (1799–1889).
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Statements about
Simon Cameron
Sex or Gender
Male
Country of Citizenship
United States
Occupation
Politician
Diplomat
Banker
Position Held
13 items
United States Secretary of War
(3/5/1861 - 1/14/1862)
Replaces
:
Joseph Holt
Replaced By
:
Edwin M. Stanton
Series Ordinal
:
26
Start Time
:
3/5/1861
End Time
:
1/14/1862
Ambassador
United States Senator
(3/13/1845 - 3/4/1847)
Replaces
:
James Buchanan
Parliamentary Term
:
29th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 3 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/13/1845
End Time
:
3/4/1847
United States Senator
(3/4/1847 - 3/4/1849)
Replaced By
:
James Cooper
Parliamentary Term
:
30th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 3 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/4/1847
End Time
:
3/4/1849
United States Senator
(3/4/1857 - 3/4/1859)
Replaces
:
Richard Brodhead
Parliamentary Term
:
35th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 1 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/4/1857
End Time
:
3/4/1859
United States Senator
(3/4/1859 - 3/4/1861)
Replaced By
:
David Wilmot
Parliamentary Term
:
36th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 1 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/4/1859
End Time
:
3/4/1861
United States Senator
(3/4/1861 - 3/4/1861)
Parliamentary Term
:
37th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 1 Senate Seat
End Cause
:
Resignation
Start Time
:
3/4/1861
End Time
:
3/4/1861
United States Senator
(3/4/1867 - 3/4/1869)
Replaces
:
Edgar Cowan
Parliamentary Term
:
40th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 3 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/4/1867
End Time
:
3/4/1869
United States Senator
(3/4/1869 - 3/4/1871)
Parliamentary Term
:
41st United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 3 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/4/1869
End Time
:
3/4/1871
United States Senator
(3/4/1871 - 3/4/1873)
Parliamentary Term
:
42nd United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 3 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/4/1871
End Time
:
3/4/1873
United States Senator
(3/4/1873 - 3/4/1875)
Parliamentary Term
:
43rd United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 3 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/4/1873
End Time
:
3/4/1875
United States Senator
(3/4/1875 - 3/4/1877)
Parliamentary Term
:
44th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 3 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/4/1875
End Time
:
3/4/1877
United States Senator
(3/4/1877 - 3/12/1877)
Replaced By
:
J. Donald Cameron
Parliamentary Term
:
45th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Pennsylvania Class 3 Senate Seat
End Cause
:
Resignation
Start Time
:
3/4/1877
End Time
:
3/12/1877
Date of Birth
3/8/1799
Date of Death
6/26/1889
Member of Political Party
Whig Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Instance Of
Human
Place of Birth
Maytown
Place of Death
Maytown
Image
Given Name
Simon
Family Name
Cameron
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Commons Gallery
Simon Cameron
Name in Native Language
Simon Cameron
Work Location
Washington, D.C.
Child
J. Donald Cameron
Place of Burial
Harrisburg Cemetery
Sibling
James Cameron
Described by Source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th Edition (1885–1890)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q112772012
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Cameron, Simon
The New Student's Reference Work
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New Student's Reference Work/Cameron, Simon
External Pages About Simon Cameron
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
U.S. National Archives
ISNI
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