History of Sutton, (Merrimack County) New Hampshire United States of America

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Jonathan Harvey, representative, was born in Merrimac county, N.H., in 1780; a brother of Gov. Matthew Harvey. He was repeatedly elected to both houses of the New Hampshire legislature, being president of the senate, 1817-23, and a state councillor, 1823-25. He was a representative in the 19th, 20th and 21st congresses, 1825-31, serving during his last term as a member of the committee on commerce. He died at Sutton, N.H., Aug. 23, 1859.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

John Eaton, educator, was born in Sutton, N.H., Dec. 5, 1829; son of John and Janet Collins (Andrews) Eaton. He was graduated at Dartmouth in 1854; was a teacher at Cleveland, Ohio, 1854-56; and superintendent of schools, Toledo, 1856-59. He studied at Andover theological seminary, 1859-61; was ordained, and became chaplain of the 27th Ohio volunteers in 1861. During his military service he was twice prisoner, served as brigade sanitary inspector, and in November, 1862, was appointed by General Grant superintendent of the colored people coming within his lines and continued this supervision by order of the secretary of war. His enlarged territory embraced all military posts from Cairo to Paducah, south to Natchez and up the White and Arkansas rivers, and he continued until the end of the war protecting health, enforcing order and industry and establishing schools. In October, 1863, he was commissioned colonel and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general and became assistant commissioner of the Freedmen's bureau. In 1866 he established and edited The Memphis (Tenn.) Post. He was state superintendent of schools of Tennessee, 1867-69, and commissioner of the United States bureau of education from 1870 to 1886, when he resigned. The bureau, during his administration, acquired a considerable museum, a library of 18,000 volumes, employed thirty-eight clerks and assistants, and its publications and influence were recognized in all civilized lands. He represented the interior department in the Government exhibit at the Centennial in Philadelphia in 1876 and had chief charge of the educational exhibit at New Orleans in 1885, especially promoting the exhibition of the education of the United States in the international expositions at Vienna and Paris. In 1885 he was president of the international congress of education at New Orleans and also vice-president of a similar congress at Havre, France. He was president of Marietta college, Ohio, as successor to President Andrews, 1886-91. He resigned in 1891 and in 1896 was elected president of Sheldon Jackson college, Salt Lake City, Utah. He was elected a member of the Loyal Legion and of various sanitary, historical, scientific, educational and charity boards and associations; was vice-president of the American association for the advancement of science; president of the American social science association; honorary member of the French ministry of public instruction, and member of the Japanese society of savants for the promotion of education. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Rutgers college in 1872 and that of LL.D. from Dartmouth in 1876.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor