Search results
7th president of the United States. Also known as: Old Hickory. Written by. Harold Whitman Bradley. 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.
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 ...
John Henry Eaton was born in 1790 in Halifax County, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina from 1803 to 1804 but never received a degree. Eaton decided to study law and ultimately became a lawyer in Tennessee after service in the War of 1812 as a private.
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.
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.
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 .
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. He was 28 years, 4 months, and 29 days old when he entered the Senate, making him the youngest U.S. Senator in history.
