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Simon Cameron

1799 - 1889

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Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799 – June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. A native of Maytown, Pennsylvania, Cameron made a fortune in railways, canals, and banking. He was elected to the United States Senate as a member of the Democratic Party in 1845. A persistent opponent of slavery, Cameron briefly joined the Know Nothing Party before switching to the Republican Party in 1856. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Cameron is the 17,866th most popular politician (up from 17,899th in 2019), the 13,404th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,629th in 2019) and the 1,023rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Simon Cameron ranks 17,866 out of 19,576. Before him are Randa Kassis, Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Stefan Liv, Dmitry Petrov, Samir Rifai, and Milton Latham. After him are Nicola Zingaretti, Alan Gagloev, Markus Büchel, John Conyers, John Hickenlooper, and Veerasamy Ringadoo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Simon Cameron ranks 63. Before him are William Rutter Dawes, Avdotia Istomina, James Prinsep, Titian Peale, Samuel George Morton, and Thomas Hood.  Among people deceased in 1889, Simon Cameron ranks 85. Before him are Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Máximo Santos, Churchill Babington, Daniel Harvey Hill, Samuel Brannan, and John Bright. After him is William Allingham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Simon Cameron ranks 13,408 out of 20,380. Before him are Todd Boehly (1973), Wayne C. Booth (1921), Emily Osment (1992), Harley Earl (1893), Future (1983), and Ellen Sandweiss (1958). After him are Steven M. Greer (1955), Payman Maadi (1970), Steve Kuhn (1938), Bill Gosper (1943), Dan Issel (1948), and Geri Allen (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Simon Cameron ranks 1,023. Before him are Oliver Wolcott (1726), Frank Murphy (1890), Steve Beshear (1944), Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943), Nicholas F. Brady (1930), and Milton Latham (1827). After him are John Conyers (1929), John Hickenlooper (1952), Mark Dayton (1947), John W. Geary (1819), Elizabeth May (1954), and Harold L. Ickes (1874).

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