Cameron, J. D. (James Donald), 1833-1918

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Senator from Penna.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Whitelaw Reid, 1878 Nov. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133624

James Donald Cameron was born in Middletown, Pennsylvania in 1833. He was president of the Northern Central Railroad from 1863 to 1874. Cameron served as Secretary of War in 1876 to 1877 and as Pennsylvania Senator from 1877 to 1897. He died in 1918.

From the description of Letter to Henry J. Gensler, 1885, Sep. 4. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 79371081

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Birth 1833-05-14

Death 1918-08-30

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