Horace Eaton
Horace Eaton | |
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Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 13, 1843 – October 9, 1846 | |
| Governor | John Mattocks William Slade |
| Preceded by | Waitstill R. Ranney |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Sargeant |
| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office 1837 1839–1842 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 22, 1804 Whig |
| Profession | doctor / professor / politician |
Horace Eaton (June 22, 1804 – July 4, 1855) was an American
lieutenant governor of Vermont, and the 18th governor of Vermont
.
Biography
Eaton was born in
Enosburg, a village in Berkshire, Vermont, where his father practiced medicine. He studied with his father while attending medical school at Castleton State College; Eaton graduated in 1828, and then joined his father's practice. He was married twice; first to Cordelia H. Fuller with whom he had two children, and then to Edna Palmer.[1]
Career
Eaton was town clerk of Enosburg. He was a member of the Vermont Senate in 1837 and from 1839 to 1842.[2]
Eaton was elected the lieutenant governor of Vermont and served from 1843 to 1846.[3]
Eaton served as the eighteenth
Constitutional Convention in 1848. During his administration, he opposed the admission of slave states to the Union and to the Mexican War.[4]
Eaton played a key role in the creation of the state
Superintendent of Public Instruction
position, and he was the first one to hold it, serving from 1845 to 1850. In 1848 he was appointed professor of chemistry and natural history at Middlebury, and held the chair until 1855.
Death
Eaton died in
References
- ^ a b "Horace Eaton". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "Horace Eaton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "Horace Eaton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Horace eaton". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
External links
- Horace Eaton at The Political Graveyard
- Enosburgh Center Cemetery
- Horace Eaton at National Governors Association
- Horace Eaton at Find a Grave
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