Cameron, Angus, 1826-1897

LC control no.	no 94007916
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Cameron, Angus, 1826-1897 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Cameron, Mr. (Angus), 1826-1897 Cameron, A. (Angus), 1826-1897
Birth date	1826-07-04
Death date	1897-03-30
Place of birth	Caledonia (N.Y.)
Place of death	La Crosse (Wis.)
Affiliation	United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. Senate Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Profession or occupation	Legislators Lawyers
Found in	In the Senate of the United States, 1881?: p. 1 (Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, from the Committee on Claims) Members of Congress since 1789, 1977 (Cameron, Angus, R. Wis., July 4, 1826-Mar. 30, 1897; Senate 1875-81, Mar. 14, 1881-85) MoSU-L/Nat. Am. files (usage: Angus Cameron; A. Cameron) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed December 18, 2023: (Cameron, Angus, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Caledonia, Livingston County, N.Y., July 4, 1826; attended the public schools and the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N.Y.; taught school; studied law in Buffalo, N.Y.; graduated from the National Law School, Ballston Spa, N.Y., in 1853; admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Buffalo, N.Y.; engaged in banking for a year; moved to La Crosse, Wis., in 1857 and resumed the practice of law; member, State senate 1863-1864, 1871-1872; member, State assembly in 1866-1867, and served as speaker in 1867; regent of the University of Wisconsin 1866-1875; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate on February 3, 1875, and served from March 4, 1875, until March 3, 1881; was not a candidate for reelection in 1881; elected March 10, 1881, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Matthew H. Carpenter and took his seat March 14, 1881, and served until March 3, 1885; was not a candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Claims (Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses); resumed the practice of law in La Crosse, Wis., and died there March 30, 1897; interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.)
Associated language	eng