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John Henry Eaton war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war Kriegsminister der Vereinigten Staaten, war für Tennessee im Senat der Vereinigten Staaten und von 1834 und 1836 Gouverneur des Florida-Territoriums.
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. 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 ...
Other articles where John H. Eaton is discussed: The Rise of Andrew Jackson: Cabinets: …Buren’s close relationship with Tennessean John Henry Eaton that portended trouble on several levels. Perhaps the most dubious of Jackson’s choices was his appointment of Eaton as Secretary of War. The move smacked of cronyism: Eaton was Jackson’s ...
John Henry Eaton was a U.S. senator, secretary of war, governor of Florida, and minister to Spain. He was born in North Carolina, married the daughter of Andrew Jackson, and broke with Jackson in 1840.
27. März 2019 · By Andrew Glass. 03/27/2019 12:02 AM EDT. On this day in 1829, President Andrew Jackson named Sen. John Henry Eaton, a close friend, as secretary of War. The Tennessee Democrat served two years in ...
Members on that occasion, however, probably did not realize they were making history—and violating the Constitution—in administering the oath of office to Tennessee's John Henry Eaton, who was 28 years, 4 months, and 29 days old . The framers of the Constitution set the minimum age for Senate service at 30 years.
