Henry Dearborn
American politician (1751-1829)
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.
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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 |
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| Born | February 23, 1751 North Hampton, New Hampshire |
| Died | June 6, 1829 Roxbury, Massachusetts |
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.
Legacy change
In 1803, Lewis and Clark named the Dearborn River in west-central Montana after Dearborn. Dearborn County, Indiana, Dearborn, Michigan and Dearborn, Missouri were also named for him, as was Fort Dearborn in Chicago, Illinois.
His son, Henry A. S. Dearborn, was a Congressman in 1831-1833.