The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . SIMON CAMERON. Bom in Lancaster Co., Pa., March ^)9. Leameflthe printers trade, and became a newspaper editor inDoylestown, 182(1. Removed to Harrisburg 1S22. andtook charge of the leadiTig Democratic paper of theState. Elected IT. S. Senator, 1845. He favored theMexican War and the extension of the Missouri Com-promise Line to the Pacific. Re-elected U. S. Senator,1857. Immediately after his inauguration, PresidentLincoln appointed him Secretary of War, which officehe held until Jan. 11, 18f
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . SIMON CAMERON. Bom in Lancaster Co., Pa., March ^)9. Leameflthe printers trade, and became a newspaper editor inDoylestown, 182(1. Removed to Harrisburg 1S22. andtook charge of the leadiTig Democratic paper of theState. Elected IT. S. Senator, 1845. He favored theMexican War and the extension of the Missouri Com-promise Line to the Pacific. Re-elected U. S. Senator,1857. Immediately after his inauguration, PresidentLincoln appointed him Secretary of War, which officehe held until Jan. 11, 18fi2, when he was appointedMinister to Russia. Re-elected U. S. Senator, 1866, 1877. Succeeded by his JOHN SLIDELL. Born in New York Citv, iibout 1793. Graduate at Co-lumbia Collegi. N. Y., 18M. Studied law, but was en-eajjed Id mercantile bueiuess, lfil7-20. Being admittedto tbe bar. he became V. S. District Attorney in NewOrleans, 18-2!>, and held offlce until 1833. Elected toCongrese, \Si:i. Appointed Minister to Mexico, v. S. Senator. ;1. and was re-elected. In 1861with James .M. Mason (quid vuh). he was appointed aConfederateComrais-ionerto Europe- they were takenfrom the British steamer , by Captain Wilkes. N., and imprisoned in Fort Warren, from which theywere released upon the demand of Oreat Britain, andallowed to resume I heir journey. Died in London, Eug.,Julys, 1871.
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