Lewis Eaton

Lewis Eaton (born February 17, 1790 in Duanesburg , Schenectady County , New York , †  August 22, 1857 in Buffalo , New York) was an American politician . Between 1823 and 1825 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nothing is known about Lewis Eaton's youth and schooling. He worked as a farmer and then went into politics as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In the years 1819 and 1820 he was mayor ( supervisor ) in Duanesburg. He then served as a sheriff in Schenectady County between 1821 and 1822 . Within his party, he joined the faction around William Harris Crawford in the early 1820s . In the congressional elections of 1822 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of New York , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1823. Until March 3, 1825, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked as a farmer again. He was also a postman in his home country. Between 1829 and 1832 he was a member of the New York Senate . In addition, he was active in the state militia, in which he made it up to the brigadier general . In the 1830s Eaton moved to Lockport, where he also became a postman. There he was also president of the local bank. Between 1832 and 1838 he was also a member of the New York Bank Commission . In the late 1830s, Eaton moved to the Buffalo suburbs, where he returned to farming. He was also employed by the federal finance authority. He was also involved in the timber business and was President of the City Bank of Buffalo . In the 1840s, Eaton worked for the US Department of Post. He controlled the work of various post office owners. He was also a member of several agricultural associations. Lewis Eaton died in Buffalo on August 22, 1857.

Web links

• Lewis Eaton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Nathaniel Pitcher	United States House of Representatives for New York (12th constituency) March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825	William Dietz