Horace Eaton
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Horace Eaton was an American Whig
politician. He was born in born in Barnard, Vermont
on June 22, 1804. He graduated from Middlebury College
in 1825 and in 1828 from Castleton Medical College and took up practice in Enosburg, a village in Berkshire, Vermont
. In 1848 he was appointed professor of chemistry and natural history at Middlebury, and held the chair till 1854.
He was a member of the Vermont state legislature, lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1843 to 1846 and governor of Vermont from 1846 to 1849, and a member of the Vermont State constitutional convention of 1848. He also served as the first state superintendent of education.
Eaton died in Middlebury, Vermont on July 4, 1855. Interred at Enosburgh Center Cemetery.
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
politician. He was born in born in Barnard, Vermont
Barnard, Vermont
Barnard is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 958 at the 2000 census.- History :The town was chartered on July 17, 1761 by a New Hampshire Grant and named after the second-listed grantee of the town Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet and since 1760 Governor of the...
on June 22, 1804. He graduated from Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
in 1825 and in 1828 from Castleton Medical College and took up practice in Enosburg, a village in Berkshire, Vermont
Berkshire, Vermont
Berkshire is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,388 at the 2000 census. It contains the unincorporated village of East Berkshire.-Geography:...
. In 1848 he was appointed professor of chemistry and natural history at Middlebury, and held the chair till 1854.
He was a member of the Vermont state legislature, lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1843 to 1846 and governor of Vermont from 1846 to 1849, and a member of the Vermont State constitutional convention of 1848. He also served as the first state superintendent of education.
Eaton died in Middlebury, Vermont on July 4, 1855. Interred at Enosburgh Center Cemetery.
Sources
- The political graveyard
- http://www.vt-world.com/Archive/2003/December_24_2003/Features.htm
- Enosburgh Center Cemetery