Angus Cameron (American politician)

thumb| Angus Cameron (July 4, 1826 – March 30, 1897) was a Scottish American lawyer, banker, and Republican politician from La Crosse, Wisconsin. He served ten years as a United States Senator, representing Wisconsin from 1875 to 1885. He earlier served as the 18th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and served four years in the Wisconsin Senate representing La Crosse County. Quotes Democracy is the creed of a province; Republicanism the religion of a nation. Democracy grovels in fetid wards; Republicanism creates imperial commonwealths out of desert wastes. "The Irrepressible Conflict Undecided", in The North American Review, vol. 126, no. 262 (May–June 1878), p. 502. Quoted in Frank A. Flower, History of the Republican Party (1884), ch. 1 External links Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians Category:Members of the United States Senate Category:People from New York (state) Category:1826 births Category:1897 deaths