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John Henry Eaton (June 18, 1790 – November 17, 1856) was an American politician and ambassador from Tennessee who served as U.S. Senator and as U.S. Secretary of War in the administration of Andrew Jackson. He was 28 years, 4 months, and 29 days old when he entered the Senate, making him the youngest U.S. Senator in history. [1]
John Henry Eaton. BORN: June 18, 1790 Scotland Neck, North Carolina. DIED: November 17, 1856 (age 66) Washington, DC. EDUCATION: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic-Republican (Before 1828) Democratic (1828–1840) Whig (1840–1856) HIGHLIGHTS: 1815-1816: Tennessee House of Representatives 1818-1829: U.S ...
Oct 13, 2008 · What he could not do was protect John Eaton, the man who had scrubbed clean his own reputation. In 1831, Eaton and his wife were banished from Washington. A curse, when it hits, hits hard.
Nov 16, 2009 · On March 9, 1829, President Andrew Jackson defies Washington society matrons when his scandal-plagued appointee John Eaton takes the oath as his secretary of war.
Jun 26, 2022 · John Eaton was now secretary of war, but other cabinet members’ wives refused have anything to do with his wife. No respectable lady who wanted to protect her own reputation could exchange visits with her, invite her to social events, or be seen chatting with her.
John Henry Eaton was an American politician and ambassador from Tennessee who served as U.S. Senator and as U.S. Secretary of War in the administration of Andrew Jackson. He was 28 years, 4 months, and 29 days old when he entered the Senate, making him the youngest U.S. Senator in history.
Mar 27, 2013 · On this day in 1829, President Andrew Jackson named Sen. John Eaton, a close friend, as his secretary of war. The Tennessee Democrat served two years in the post, resigning in the spring of 1831,...
Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1954–72. Member, Tennessee House of Representatives, 1964–72. Author of The United States, 1492–1877 and others. Harold Whitman Bradley. Fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
John Eaton, Jr. (born Dec. 5, 1829, Sutton, N.H., U.S.—died Feb. 9, 1906, Washington, D.C.) was an American educator, second U.S. commissioner of education (1870–86), and first U.S. superintendent of schools for public schools in Puerto Rico.
Jan 15, 2024 · John Eaton (1829 – 1906) was a clergyman, soldier, philanthropist, journalist, educator, and statesman. He was born to a farmer in Sutton, New Hampshire and attended Vermont’s Thetford Academy. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1854, he studied at Andover Theological Seminary and in 1862 was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry.
