Henry Dearborn

Henry Dearborn
5th United States Secretary of War
In office
March 5, 1801 – March 4, 1809
PresidentThomas Jefferson
Preceded bySamuel Dexter
Succeeded byWilliam Eustis
Personal details
BornFebruary 23, 1751
North Hampton, New Hampshire
DiedJune 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.


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