Eaton resigned as Secretary of War on June 18,1831, and later received appointments that took him away from Washington, DC, first as Governor of Florida Territory from 1834 to 1836, and then as ambassador to Spain from 1836 to 1840.
Eaton resigned as Secretary of War on June 18,1831. Eaton later received appointments to Spain from 1836 to 1840. These appointments took him away from Washington, DC as Governor of Florida Territory from 1834 to 1836. This was first. These appointments took him away from Washington, DC as Governor of Florida Territory from then as ambassador. This was first.