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Simon Cameron
August 8, 1799 – June 26, 1889
American businessman and politician (1799–1889)
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Simon Cameron was an American businessman and politician who was four times elected senator from Pennsylvania, and whose involvement in politics spanned over half a century. He served as United States secretary of war under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War.
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- Birthday · August 8
- Anniversary · June 26
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