Simon Cameron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Pennsylvania_Republican_Party
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Dickinson_College
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:William_McKinley
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lancaster,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:born March 8, 1799
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Cameron
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:died June 25, 1889
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simon Cameron
gptkbp:influenced Pennsylvania_politics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:knownFor Controversial tenure as Secretary of War
Cameron_family_political_legacy
Founding_the_Pennsylvania_Railroad
Political_influence_in_the_Civil_War_era
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Cameron,_Wisconsin
gptkb:Cameron_County,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:occupation Businessman
Politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_War
United_States_Senator_from_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_R._Buckalew
gptkb:Joseph_Holt
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cameron,_Wisconsin
gptkb:Cameron_family
gptkb:Cameron_Park,_California
gptkb:Cameron_County,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Cameron_Heights,_Alberta
gptkbp:role Senator
Secretary of War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_Cameron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edwin_M._Stanton
gptkb:John_Scott
gptkbp:termEnd 1877
January 14, 1862
gptkbp:termStart 1867
March 5, 1861