Charles Aubrey Eaton
Charles Aubrey Eaton | |
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Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr. | |
Constituency | 4th district (1925–33) 5th district (1933–53) |
Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Sol Bloom |
Succeeded by | Sol Bloom |
Personal details | |
Born | near Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada | March 29, 1868
Died | January 23, 1953 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 84)
Citizenship |
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Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Mary Winifred Parlin
(m. 1895; died 1948) |
Relations | Cyrus S. Eaton, nephew William R. Eaton, nephew |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | |
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Charles Aubrey Eaton (March 29, 1868 – January 23, 1953) was a Canadian-born American clergyman and politician who led congregations at
Biography
Eaton was clergyman, journalist, U.S. congressman and a signatory to original
In 1924, Eaton was elected as a Republican from New Jersey to the 69th U.S. Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses, serving until 1952. He was a steadfast opponent of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.[4][5] However, his ability to work well with both Republicans and Democrats would prompt presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman to frequently invite "Doc" Eaton, as he was sometimes known, to the White House as an informal advisor.[6]
On June 26, 1945, appointed by President Roosevelt, Eaton was one of the signers of the original
Evangelism
In 1904, Eaton's commitment to evangelism got him arrested on the streets of
Journalism
Eaton was sociological editor of the
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Charles Aubrey Eaton". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1977. GALE|BT2310014222. Retrieved 2011-06-14 – via Fairfax County Public Library.(subscription required) Gale Biography In Context.
- ^ a b c The Eaton Family of Nova Scotia, pg. 136, by Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton. Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Murray Printing Company, privately printed, 1929. Accessed March 23, 2015.
- ^ "National Park Service, Soldier Details, William D. Parlin, Accessed March 20, 2015
- ^ Obituary, Time, February 2, 1953. Accessed September 9, 2007.
- ^ "Clouts from Clergymen", Time, October 28, 1935. Accessed September 9, 2007.
- ^ Memoirs By Harry S. Truman: 1945 Year of Decisions. Garden City, New York: Doubleday (1955).
- nj.com, May 4, 2010. Accessed May 22, 2014
- ^ "Final Report on Foreign Aid of the House Select Committee on Foreign Aid" (PDF). Marshall Foundation. May 1, 1948. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "C. A. Eaton is Dead. Ex-Congressman Strong Backer of Bipartisan Foreign Policy. Was Delegate to San Francisco in 1945. Entered House in 1924. Republican of New Jersey, 84. Did Not Seek Re-election in 1952". The New York Times. January 24, 1953.
Charles Aubrey Eaton, who served fourteen consecutive terms as a Republican member of the House Representatives from New Jersey, died here early today
- ^ "Charles Eaton Dead". Associated Press in Lewiston Morning Tribune. January 24, 1953. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
External links
- United States Congress. "Charles Aubrey Eaton (id: E000023)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Charles A. Eaton Papers at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University
- Charles Aubrey Eaton at Find a Grave
- Political Graveyard info for Charles Aubrey Eaton
- The Eaton Family of Nova Scotia, pg. 136, by Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Murray Printing Company, privately printed,1929