Title: Amiable scoundrel
Description: From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln’s secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799–1889) was one of the nineteenth century’s most prominent political figures. In his wake, however, he left a series of questionable political and business dealings and, at the age of eighty, even a sex scandal.
Subjects: Politics and government, Friends and associates, Legislators, Cabinet officers, Biography, Cameron, simon, 1799-1889, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, Legislators, united states, United states, politics and government, 1783-1865, Pennsylvania, biography, Friendship
Places: United States, Maytown (Lancaster County, Pa.)
People: Simon Cameron (1799-1889), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Time periods: 1861-1865, 1849-1877