Henry Dearborn

Henry Dearborn
5thUnited 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 anAmericanphysician,andstatesman.He was aveteranof both theAmerican Revolutionary Warand theWar of 1812.

He represented this district as aDemocratic-Republicanin theThirdandFourth Congresses(1793-1797). In 1801, PresidentThomas Jeffersonappointed himSecretary of War,a post he held for eight years until March 7, 1809.

Legacy

In 1803,Lewis and Clarknamed theDearborn Riverin west-centralMontanaafter Dearborn.Dearborn County, Indiana,Dearborn, MichiganandDearborn, Missouriwere also named for him, as wasFort DearborninChicago, Illinois.

His son,Henry A. S. Dearborn,was a Congressman in 1831-1833.