Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799 – June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and...
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The Simon Cameron House, also known as John Harris Mansion and the Harris–Cameron Mansion, is a historic house museum at 219 South Front Street in Harrisburg...
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The Simon Cameron School is an historic, American school building that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Named for Pennsylvania...
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1897. Cameron succeeded his father, Simon Cameron, in both offices and as boss of the powerful Pennsylvania Republican political machine. Cameron was raised...
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by antislavery Know Nothing and Republican Simon Cameron, it passed into control of his son J. Donald Cameron, later controlled by Matthew Quay and finally...
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President Lincoln's 75,000 volunteers (section Secretary of War Simon Cameron's communique to the various state governors)
John Ellis of North Carolina replied in a telegram to Secretary of War Simon Cameron, "I can be no party to this wicked violation of the laws of the country...
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The Simons & Cameron recording group, from Reno, Nevada, was formed in 2002 and is made up of the songwriting team of Gordon Simons and Lane Cameron, as...
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of Ohio, former representative Edward Bates of Missouri, and Senator Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania all commanded support from a significant share of delegates...
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Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties. It is named for Senator Simon Cameron. The county is part of the North Central Pennsylvania region of the...
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David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, PC (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United...
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candidate, rivaled by William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Simon Cameron. While Lincoln was popular in the Midwest, he lacked support in the...
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Cameron Estate is one of the five summer homes of President Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War, Simon Cameron and his family from 1872 to 1959. Often...
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executive. Lincoln's first Secretary of War was Simon Cameron; Edwin M. Stanton was confirmed to replace Cameron in January 1862. Thomas A. Scott was Assistant...
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Edwin Stanton (section Cameron's advisor)
Soon, Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Secretary of War, was being accused of incompetently handling his department, and some wanted him to resign. Cameron sought...
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Cameron Mica Boyce (May 28, 1999 – July 6, 2019) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, appearing in the 2008 films Mirrors and...
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The Simon Cameron House and Bank consists of an historic home and bank building that are located in Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was added...
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early days of the American Civil War (Civil War). He was the brother of Simon Cameron, United States Senator and first United States Secretary of War in the...
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representative from Illinois William Seward, senator from New York Simon Cameron, senator from Pennsylvania Salmon P. Chase, governor of Ohio Edward...
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Democratic Party politics, which were divided into two camps led by Simon Cameron and George Dallas. He quietly campaigned for the 1852 Democratic presidential...
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create new centers of Republican political strength. Cameron Parish is named for Republican Simon Cameron, a Pennsylvanian who was President Abraham Lincoln's...
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Among the Union dead was Col. James Cameron, the brother of President Lincoln's first Secretary of War, Simon Cameron. Among the Confederate casualties...
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Governor of Kentucky Simon Callow (born 1949), British actor Simon Cameron (1799–1889), American politician and Secretary of War Simon Carmiggelt (1913–1987)...
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putters Sean Cameron (disambiguation) Silver Donald Cameron (1937-2020), Canadian writer Simon Cameron (1799–1889), U.S. politician Tassie Cameron, Canadian...
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Suzy Amis Cameron (born Susan Elizabeth Amis, January 5, 1962) is an American former actress, model, author and activist, who advocates for a plant-based...
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pension, writing numerous letters to Congress and urging patrons such as Simon Cameron and Joseph Seligman to petition on her behalf. She insisted that she...
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landform is named after. One source claims that Simon Cameron (1799–1889) is the likely namesake. Simon Cameron was the United States Secretary of War under...
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general in chief Winfield Scott, and the second from Secretary of War Simon Cameron following the personal order of President Abraham Lincoln—but he declined...
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today. It is known as the John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion, renamed after Harris Jr. and later occupant Simon Cameron, Lincoln's first Secretary of War and...
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Matthew Quay (section Cameron lieutenant (1872–1879))
with the political machine run by Senator Simon Cameron, and, by 1880, was the chief lieutenant of Cameron and his son and successor Don. He continued...
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led by a series of powerful officials, including founder Simon Cameron, his son J. Donald Cameron, Matthew Quay, and Boies Penrose. Quay in particular was...
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