Horace Eaton
| Horace Eaton | |
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| 18th Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 9, 1846 – October 1848 |
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| Lieutenant | Leonard Sargeant Robert Pierpoint |
| Preceded by | William Slade |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Coolidge |
| 13th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 13, 1843 – October 9, 1846 |
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| Governor | John Mattocks William Slade |
| Preceded by | Waitstill R. Ranney |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Sargeant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 22, 1804 Barnard, Vermont |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Middlebury, Vermont |
| Political party | Whig |
| Profession | doctor / professor / politician |
Horace Eaton (June 22, 1804 – July 4, 1855) was an American Whig politician, a medical doctor, the twelfth lieutenant governor of Vermont, and the eighteenth governor of Vermont.
Biography
Eaton was born in Barnard, Vermont on June 22, 1804. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1825, taught at Middlebury Academy for two years, then moved to Enosburg, a village in Berkshire, Vermont, where his father practiced medicine. He studied with his father while attending medical school at Castleton State College graduating in 1828, and joined his father's practice. He was married twice; to Cordelia H. Fuller and they had two children; and 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 12th lieutenant governor of Vermont and served from 1843 to 1846.[3]
Eaton served as the eighteenth governor of Vermont from 1846 to 1848. He was a delegate to the state 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 Middlebury, Vermont on July 4, 1855, the 79th anniversary of American independence; and is interred at Enosburg Center Cemetery, Enosburg Center, Franklin County, Vermont.[5]
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- The political graveyard
- http://www.vt-world.com/Archive/2003/December_24_2003/Features.htm
- Enosburgh Center Cemetery
- National Governors Association
- Find A Grave
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1843 –1846 |
Succeeded by Leonard Sargeant |
| Preceded by | Governor of Vermont 1846-1848 |
Succeeded by Carlos Coolidge |
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- 1804 births
- 1855 deaths
- Governors of Vermont
- Vermont Whigs
- Middlebury College alumni
- People from Windsor County, Vermont
- People from Addison County, Vermont
- People from Enosburgh, Vermont
- Vermont State Senators
- Lieutenant Governors of Vermont
- Whig Party state governors of the United States
