| Birth: | Jun. 22, 1804
Barnard
Windsor County
Vermont, USA | | Death: | Jul. 4, 1855
Middlebury
Addison County
Vermont, USA | 
Governor of Vermont. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1825 and Castleton Medical College in 1828, teaching school to pay his tuition. Eaton practiced medicine in Enosburg and also served in local offices, including Town Clerk. A Whig, he served in the Vermont Senate in 1837, and again from 1839 to 1842. Eaton was then elected Lieutenant Governor, serving from 1843 to 1846, and Governor, serving from from 1846 to 1848. As Governor, Eaton was an active opponent of the Mexican War. He also played a key role in creating the post of state Superintendent of Public Instruction, and from 1846 to 1850 was the first person to hold the position. Eaton was a Professor at Middlebury College from 1848 to 1854, and a Delegate to the 1848 state constitutional convention. (bio by: Bill McKern)
Search Amazon for Horace Eaton | | | Burial:
Enosburgh Center Cemetery
Enosburg Center
Franklin County
Vermont, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Bill McKern
Record added: Jan 18, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 13063497 |
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