Henry Dearborn | |
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 Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1812 | |
| 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 | 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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| 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 | |
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]