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Cameron, Simon. Simon Cameron served multiple terms in Senate and held the position of Secretary of War under Lincoln. He was born in 1799 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His father, Charles Cameron, struggled financially and could not afford to educate him. Nonetheless, in his adolescence he became a printer’s apprentice.
Paul Kahan tells how Simon Cameron became the Secretary of War under Lincoln, the incredible challenges he faced and how he addressed them.
Simon Cameron. Born in 1799 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Simon Cameron entered politics by way of journalism. During the early 1820s, his family's financial misfortunes forced Cameron to work in printing and editing, an occupation that was closely tied to politics.
Lincoln met with Cameron twice after his arrival in Washington and finally appointed him to the cabinet on March 5, 1861, the day after the Inauguration. One story about Cameron’s reputation is disputed but it was widely repeated during his lifetime. Mr. Lincoln reportedly asked Thaddeus Stevens about Cameron’s honesty and was told that ...
Simon Cameron was born in 1799 in Maytown, Pennsylvania. Orphaned at the age of nine, he was forced to work in printing and editing and during the early 1820s he worked briefly for congressional printers in Washington D.C., where he learned about national politics and established important political connections.
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 journalism; was editor of the Bucks County Messenger, 1821; moved to Washington in 1822 and studied political movements while working for the printing firm of Gales and Seaton; married Margaret Brua; returned to ...
30 de sept. de 2022 · Paul Kahan. Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln’s Scandalous Secretary of War.Lincoln, Nebraska: Potomac Books, 2016. Pp. 367. The name Simon Cameron usually conjures up any number unflattering adjectives—crooked, devious, and unprincipled, to name but a few—among current historians of the 19th century.
