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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.
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.
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 ...
He left the Senate in 1829 when President Andrew Jackson appointed him secretary of war, a post he held until 1831. A close associate of Jackson's, Eaton was ostracized by many in the President's cabinet due to his marriage to a woman of low social position.
John Henry Eaton (June 18, 1790 – November 17, 1856) was an American politician and diplomat from Tennessee who served as U.S. Senator and as Secretary of War in the administration of Andrew Jackson.
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.
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John Henry Eaton was an American politician and diplomat from Tennessee who served as U.S. Senator and as Secretary of War in the administration of Andrew Jackson.
