The Biographical Review of Prominent Men And Women of the Day
The Biographical Review of Prominent Men And Women of the Day
Thomas William Herringshaw
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"DON" CAMERON. Born in 1833. JAMES DONALD CAMERON or "Don" Cameron as he \A familiarly called, has acquired a national reputation as a republican "boss. " Other bosses have risen up in large numbers and soon suffered a decadence of their power, but " Don " still retains his political prestige and is likely to for some years to come. He is the son of the Hon. Simon Cameron, the famous political veteran, who resigned the senatorial chaii* which the "Don" now occupies. Mr. Cameron was born in Midd...letown, in the state of Pennsylvania. He graduated at Princeton college, and be- gan life as a clerk in the Middletown bank, where he rose to the position of cashier. He learned railroading by engaging in the transportation of troops and supplies, and in 1866 be- came president of the Northern Central railroad, now a part of the Pennsylvania Central. His first appearance in politics THE BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW. 367 was in the cabinet. President Grant made him secretary of war in 1876, and he served the remainder of Grant's term till 18TT.
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