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Simon Cameron

Simon Cameron

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Democratic Party Republican Party Know Nothing Party

Biography

Born 1799-08-08 · Died 1889-06-26

American businessman and politician (1799–1889)

Political party

  • Democratic Party
  • Republican Party
  • Know Nothing Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Republican Party
  • Know Nothing Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Republican Party
  • Know Nothing Party

Occupations

  • politician
  • diplomat
  • banker
  • politician
  • diplomat
  • banker
  • politician
  • diplomat
  • banker

Terms in office & positions

  • United States Secretary of War — 1861-03-05 – 1862-01-14
  • ambassador
  • United States senator — 1845-03-13 – 1847-03-04
  • United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
  • United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
  • United States senator — 1859-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1861-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04
  • United States senator — 1869-03-04 – 1871-03-04
  • United States senator — 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04
  • United States senator — 1873-03-04 – 1875-03-04
  • United States senator — 1875-03-04 – 1877-03-04
  • United States senator — 1877-03-04 – 1877-03-12
  • defence minister
  • United States Secretary of War — 1861-03-05 – 1862-01-14
  • ambassador
  • United States senator — 1845-03-13 – 1847-03-04
  • United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
  • United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
  • United States senator — 1859-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1861-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04
  • United States senator — 1869-03-04 – 1871-03-04
  • United States senator — 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04
  • United States senator — 1873-03-04 – 1875-03-04
  • United States senator — 1875-03-04 – 1877-03-04
  • United States senator — 1877-03-04 – 1877-03-12
  • defence minister
  • United States Secretary of War — 1861-03-05 – 1862-01-14
  • ambassador
  • United States senator — 1845-03-13 – 1847-03-04
  • United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
  • United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
  • United States senator — 1859-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1861-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04
  • United States senator — 1869-03-04 – 1871-03-04
  • United States senator — 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04
  • United States senator — 1873-03-04 – 1875-03-04
  • United States senator — 1875-03-04 – 1877-03-04
  • United States senator — 1877-03-04 – 1877-03-12
  • defence minister

Offices & 2026 races

No current office or 2026 race on file from our delegation data.