Henry Dearborn
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| 5th United States Secretary of War | |
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In office March 5, 1801 – March 4, 1809 |
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| President | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | Samuel Dexter |
| Succeeded by | William Eustis |
| United States Minister to Portugal | |
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In office August 16, 1822 – June 30, 1824 |
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| President | James Monroe |
| Preceded by | John Appleton |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Brent (Acting) |
| 10th Senior Officer of the United States Army | |
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In office January 27, 1812 – June 15, 1815 |
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| President | James Madison |
| Preceded by | James Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Brown |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 12th district |
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In office March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Parker |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795 Serving with Peleg Wadsworth and George Thatcher (General ticket) |
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| Preceded by | Theodore Sedgwick |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Foster |
| Personal details | |
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February 23, 1751 North Hampton, New Hampshire, British America |
| Died | June 6, 1829 (aged 78) Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party |
Anti-Administration (Before 1792) Democratic-Republican (1792–1829) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 Continental Army United States Army
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| Years of service | 1775–1783 1812–1815 |
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 Colonel Major General
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| Battles/wars |
American Revolutionary War War of 1812 |
Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American soldier and statesman. In the Revolutionary War, he served under Benedict Arnold in the expedition to Quebec, of which his journal provides an important record. After being captured and exchanged, he served in George Washington's Continental Army, and was present at the British surrender at Yorktown. Dearborn served on General Washington's staff in Virginia. He was US Secretary of War, serving under President Thomas Jefferson from 1801 to 1809, and served as a commanding general in the War of 1812. In later life his criticism of General Israel Putnam's performance at the Battle of Bunker Hill caused a major controversy. Fort Dearborn in Illinois and the city of Dearborn, Michigan, were named in his honor.
Henry Dearborn was born February 23, 1751, to Simon Dearborn and Sarah Marston in North Hampton, New Hampshire. He was descended from Godfrey Dearborn, from Exeter in England, who came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1639. Godfrey Dearborn settled at Exeter, New Hampshire, and then soon after at Hampton, where four successive generations of his descendants lived. Henry spent much of his youth in Epping, New Hampshire, where he attended public schools. He grew up as an athletic boy, notably strong and a champion wrestler. He studied medicine under Dr. Hall Jackson of Portsmouth and opened a practice on the square in Nottingham, New Hampshire, in 1772.
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