Henry Dearborn | |
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5th United States Secretary of War | |
In office March 5, 1801 – March 4, 1809 | |
President | Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | Samuel Dexter |
Succeeded by | William Eustis |
Personal details | |
Born | February 23, 1751 North Hampton, New Hampshire |
Died | June 6, 1829 Roxbury, Massachusetts |
Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American physician, and statesman. He was a veteran of both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
He represented this district as a Democratic-Republican in the Third and Fourth Congresses (1793-1797). In 1801, President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Secretary of War, a post he held for eight years until March 7, 1809.