List of United States Political Families (M) - The MacVeaghs and Camerons

The MacVeaghs and Camerons

  • William Cameron (1795–1877), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860. Brother of Simon Cameron.
  • Simon Cameron (1799–1889), U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1845–1849 1857–1861 1867–1877, candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States 1860, U.S. Secretary of War 1861–1862, U.S. Minister to Russia 1862. Brother of William Cameron.
    • J. Donald Cameron (1833–1918), U.S. Secretary of War 1876–1877, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1877–1897, Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1879–1880. Son of Simon Cameron.
    • Wayne MacVeagh (1833–1917), Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party 1863, delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1872, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey 1870–1871, U.S. Attorney General 1881. Son-in-law of Simon Cameron.
    • Franklin MacVeagh (1837–1834), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1909–1913. Brother of Wayne MacVeagh.
      • Charles MacVeagh (1860–1931), U.S. Ambassador to Japan 1925–1928. Son of Wayne MacVeagh.
        • Lincoln MacVeagh (1890–1972), U.S. Ambassador to Greece 1933–1941 1943–1947, U.S. Ambassador to Iceland 1941–1942, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa 1942–1943, U.S. Ambassador to Portugal 1948–1952, U.S. Ambassador to Spain 1952–1953. Son of Charles MacVeagh.

NOTE: J. Donald Cameron was also nephew by marriage of U.S. Secretary of War William Tecumseh Sherman.

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