John Eaton | |
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| United States Commissioner of Education | |
| In office March 16, 1870 – August 5, 1886 | |
| President | Ulysses Grant Rutherford Hayes James Garfield Chester Arthur Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Henry Barnard |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1829 Sutton, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1906 (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Rutgers University, New Brunswick (AM, LLD) |
| Signature | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Signature_of_Gen._John_Eaton.png){kind=small} |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States• Union |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Rank | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Union_Army_colonel_rank_insignia.png){kind=icon} Colonel&sq=&lang=&file=File:Union_Army_brigadier_general_rank_insignia.svg){kind=icon} Bvt. Brigadier General |
| Unit | 27th Ohio Infantry |
| Commands | 63rd U.S. Colored Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Eaton, Jr. (December 5, 1829 – February 9, 1906) was an American educator who served as the U.S. Commissioner of Education and a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War. On March 12, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed his January 13, 1866, nomination for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865.