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 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

About the youth and education of Lewis Eaton nothing is handed down. He worked as a farmer and then increased as a member of the Democratic-Republican party in politics. In 1819 and 1820 he was mayor (Supervisor) in Duanesburg. Thereafter, he served 1821-1822 as sheriff in Schenectady County. Within his party, he joined in the early 1820s, the fraction of William Harris Crawford. In the congressional elections of 1822 he was in the twelfth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1823. Until March 3, 1825, he was able to complete a term in Congress.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he again worked as a farmer. He was also postmaster in his homeland. From 1829 to 1832 he was a member of the Senate from New York. In addition, he was active in the state militia, in which he brought it up to brigadier general. In the 1830s, Eaton moved to Lockport, where he was also postmaster. He was also president of the local bank. Between 1832 and 1838 he was also a member of the New York Banking Commission. End of the 1830s, Eaton moved to a suburb of Buffalo, where he operated again in agriculture. He also was employed by the federal tax authority. He was also engaged in the lumber business and president of the City Bank of Buffalo. In the 1840s, Eaton worked for the U.S. Post Office. He controlled the work of various post holders. He was also a member of several agricultural associations. Lewis Eaton died on 22 August 1857 in Buffalo.