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title: John Henry Eaton
author: James Barton Longacre
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20147/john-henry-eaton/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-03-05
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# John Henry Eaton

_Authored by James Barton Longacre_

## Image File

[![John Henry Eaton](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20147.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20147.jpeg)

## Image Caption

John Henry Eaton (1790-1856), US secretary of [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/), etching by James Barton Longacre.

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, New York Public Library.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Longacre, J. B. (2025, March 05). John Henry Eaton. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20147/john-henry-eaton/>
### Chicago
Longacre, James Barton. "John Henry Eaton." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 05, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20147/john-henry-eaton/>.
### MLA
Longacre, James Barton. "John Henry Eaton." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20147/john-henry-eaton/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-fde0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99) by **James Barton Longacre**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 05 March 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.