Charles Aubrey Eaton | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey | |
In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1953 | |
Preceded by | Charles Browne |
Succeeded by | Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr. |
Constituency | 4th district (1925–33) 5th district (1933–53) |
Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Sol Bloom |
Succeeded by | Sol Bloom |
Personal details | |
Born | near Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada | March 29, 1868
Died | January 23, 1953 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 84)
Citizenship |
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Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Mary Winifred Parlin
(m. 1895; died 1948) |
Relations | Cyrus S. Eaton, nephew William R. Eaton, nephew |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | |
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Charles Aubrey Eaton (March 29, 1868 – January 23, 1953) was a Canadian-born American clergyman and politician who led congregations at Natick, Massachusetts, 1893–1895; Bloor Street, Toronto, 1895–1901; Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 1901–1909; and Madison Avenue, New York City, 1909 to 1916.[2] Eaton served in the United States House of Representatives from 1925 to 1953, representing the New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1925 to 1933, and (as a result of redistricting based on the 1930 census) the 5th district from 1933 to 1953. He participated in the creation of the United Nations.[1]