Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1799, Mar. 8 | Born, Donegal, Pa. |
| 1820 | Editor, Bucks County Messenger, Harrisburg, Pa. |
| 1822 | Editor, Pennsylvania Intelligencer, Harrisburg, Pa. |
| 1824 | Purchased the Republican, Harrisburg, Pa. |
| 1825 (?) | Appointed state printer, Pennsylvania |
| 1826 | Adjutant general, Pennsylvania |
| 1838 | Appointed commissioner to settle accounts of Winnebago Indians |
| 1845-1849 | Elected as a Democrat and served in seat vacated by James Buchanan in United States Senate; failed to win reelection |
| 1855 | Unsuccessful candidate for United States Senate |
| 1856 | Joined Republican Party on its formation and elected to the United States Senate from Pennsylvania |
| 1860 | Unsuccessful candidate for presidential and vice-presidential nominations |
| 1861 | Appointed secretary of war |
| 1862 | Resigned from cabinet; appointed and resigned as minister to Russia |
| 1866 | Elected to the United States Senate from Pennsylvania |
| 1872 | Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
| 1877 | Retired from United States Senate and relinquished control of the Republican Party in Pennsylvania in favor of his son, J. D. Cameron |
| 1889, June 26 | Died, Donegal, Pa. |