Quote of the day
The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.
Simon Cameron
Born: March 8, 1799
Died: June 26, 1889 (aged 90)
Bio: Simon Cameron was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. Cameron made his fortune in railways, canals and banking, founding the Bank of Middletown.







