About Henry L. Eaton
Lived 1834 – 1890 (aged 55). Henry L. Eaton was an American politician.
Henry L. Eaton (October 17, 1834 – January 4, 1890) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served two years in the Wisconsin Senate (1872, 1873) and also served two years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1864, 1865), representing Richland County. He was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin in 1875.
Biography Henry Eaton was born in Columbia, New York, and received a common school education. He came to Wisconsin in 1857 and settled near Lone Rock, Wisconsin, in Richland County.
Eaton was elected to the Assembly in 1864 and 1865. but lost the general election to incumbent Democrat Charles D. Parker.
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