John H. Eaton

…Buren’s close relationship with Tennessean John Henry Eaton that portended trouble on several levels. Perhaps the most dubious of Jackson’s choices was his appointment of Eaton as Secretary of War. The move smacked of cronyism: Eaton was Jackson’s first biographer and a member of the Nashville Junto. But he was…

…was linked with Tennessee Senator John H. Eaton, a close friend of Jackson. When her husband died in 1828, Eaton, with Jackson’s approval, married her, and Jackson made him secretary of war. A few weeks after the wedding, rumours about her misconduct spread in Washington, and Washington hostesses, including wives…