Charles Aubrey Eaton
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 | March 29, 1868 near Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | January 23, 1953 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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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 | |
Charles Aubrey Eaton (March 29, 1868 – January 23, 1953) was a Canadian-born American Baptist clergyman, journalist, and Republican politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1925 to 1953. His district, which centered on Somerset County, was numbered as the 4th district from 1925 to 1933 and the 5th district from 1933 to 1953. He was a leading voice in the Republican Party on foreign policy, chairing both the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Herter Committee and signing the United Nations Charter.
As a pastor, Eaton led Baptist congregations at Natick, Massachusetts (1893–95), Bloor Street, Toronto (1895–1901), Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio (1901–09), and Madison Avenue, New York City (1909–16). John D. Rockefeller and his family were among Eaton's Cleveland congregation, and Rockefeller was a powerful supporter of Eaton and his nephew, Cyrus S. Eaton.