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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | M., R. [Matt, Robert] |
| Title, Analytic | Gen. Simon Cameron |
| Journal Title | Das Evangelische Magazin |
| Date of Publication | Aug. 1889 |
| Volume ID | 21 |
| Issue ID | 8 |
| Location in Work | 494-496, ill. |
| Abstract | Obituary for Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799 - June 26, 1889), an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. After making his fortune in railways and banking, he turned to a life of politics, becoming a Democratic U.S. senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania. In 1857 he won a Senate seat as a member of the People's Party, the Pennsylvania branch of what became the Republican Party. Cameron gave his support to Abraham Lincoln and became his Secretary of War, but served only a year before resigning amidst corruption. He was the minister to Russia during the Civil War, but was overseas for less than a year. He again served in the Senate, eventually being succeeded by his son, J. Donald Cameron, and only resigned from the Senate upon confirmation that his son would succeed him. From page 496: "Was immer man auch gegen S. Cameron als Politiker sagen kann, so muss man ihm doch stets fuer Muth, Energie und Scharfsinn Credit geben. Er hatte Fehler, wer keine hat, der werfe den ersten Stein auf ihn. Er hatte Feinde, wer keine hat, ist kein Mann. Sein Tod nimmt den aeltesten amerikanischen Staatsmann aus unserer Mitte. Die Geschichte unseres Landes hat ihm ein Denkmal gesetzt, das ihm Ehre macht." |
| Notes | Bound issues of Das Evangelische Magazin. Verlegt von Lauer und Mattill, Cleveland, Ohio. Redigirt von C. A. Thomas und R. Matt. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | PIA/ Obituaries/ Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 / Politics/ United States |