Henry Dearborn

Henry Dearborn
5th United States Secretary of War
In office March 5, 1801 – March 4, 1809
President	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	Samuel Dexter
Succeeded by	William Eustis
7th United States Minister to Portugal
In office August 16, 1822 – June 30, 1824
President	James Monroe
Preceded by	John Graham
Succeeded by	Thomas L. L. Brent
10th Senior Officer of the United States Army
In office January 27, 1812 – June 15, 1815
President	James Madison
Preceded by	James Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Jacob Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797 Serving with Peleg Wadsworth and George Thatcher (1793–95)
Preceded by	Theodore Sedgwick
Succeeded by	Isaac Parker
Constituency	4th district (1793–95) 12th district (1795–97)
Personal details
Born	(1751-02-23)February 23, 1751 North Hampton, New Hampshire, British America
Died	June 6, 1829(1829-06-06) (aged 78) Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Anti-Administration (Before 1792) Democratic-Republican (1792–1829)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Continental Army  United States Army
Years of service	1775–1783 1812–1815
Rank	Colonel Major General
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War War of 1812

Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American military officer and politician. In the Revolutionary War, he served under Benedict Arnold in his expedition to Quebec, of which his journal provides an important record. After being captured and exchanged, he served in George Washington's Continental Army. He was present at the British surrender at Yorktown. Dearborn served on General George Washington's staff in Virginia.

He served as Secretary of War 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, Dearborn County in Indiana, and the city of Dearborn, Michigan, were named in his honor.^[1][2]