19th century American politician
Samuel Eastman
In office January 5, 1831 – January 4, 1832Preceded by Ebenezer L. Phelps Succeeded by District abolished In office January 3, 1827 – January 2, 1828Serving with 10 others
Born (1784-10-27 ) October 27, 1784Mount Vernon , District of Maine , Massachusetts , U.S.Died January 20, 1864(1864-01-20) (aged 79)Strong, Maine , U.S. Resting place Strong Village Cemetery, Strong, Maine Spouse
Jane Hitchcock
(
m. 1807–1864)
Children William Henry Eastman (b. 1808; died 1887) Hiram Eastman (b. 1809; died 1809) Samuel Eastman Jr. (b. 1810; died 1832) Benjamin Clay Eastman (b. 1812; died 1856) Julia A. (Stubbs) (b. 1815; died 1887) Ezekiel Porter Eastman (b. 1817; died 1860) Harry Eugene Eastman (b. 1819; died 1898) John Albert Eastman (b. 1821; died 1885) Mary Jane (Hitchcock) (b. 1822; died 1848) George W. Eastman (b. 1824; died 1900) Frances A. Eastman (b. 1826; died 1845) Henry Clay Eastman (b. 1830; died 1832) Relatives Occupation Merchant, farmer
Samuel Eastman (October 27, 1784 – January 20, 1864) was an American merchant and politician from Strong, Maine . He served as a member of the Maine Senate during the 1831 term , and the Maine House of Representatives during the 1827 term .
Biography
Samuel Eastman was born at Mount Vernon, Maine , then part of the District of Maine (in the state of Massachusetts ), in October 1784.[ 1]
He was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1826 as one of eleven representatives of what was then Somerset County, Maine , serving in the 7th Maine Legislature .[ 2] A new post office was established in Strong in 1828, and Eastman was appointed the first postmaster there.[ 3]
He was elected in 1830 to serve as the sole representative of Somerset County in the Maine Senate , for the 11th Maine Legislature .[ 4]
Personal life and family
Samuel Eastman was the eldest of eleven children born to Benjamin Eastman and his wife Ann Carr (née Barker). Ann was a grand-niece of Caleb Carr . The Eastman family were descended from Roger Eastman, who was born in Wales and emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638 aboard a ship named the Confidence .[ 1]
Samuel's younger brother, Benjamin Franklin Eastman was one of the founders of the Maine Republican Party and served as a state representative and member of the executive council in 1836, 1840, and 1857.[ 1]
Samuel Eastman married Jane Hitchcock on March 22, 1807. They had twelve children, some of them had notable careers:
Samuel Eastman died at his home in Strong, on January 20, 1864.[ 1] [ 6]
References
^ a b c d Rix, Guy S., ed. (1901). History and Genealogy of the Eastman Family of America . Vol. 1. pp. 8, 216–217, 463–466. Retrieved June 22, 2024 .
^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine (Report). State of Maine. 1827. Retrieved June 23, 2024 .
^ "A New Post Office ..." Eastern Argus . April 8, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2024 .
^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Maine (Report). State of Maine. 1831. Retrieved June 23, 2024 .
^ a b Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette, Wisconsin . J. H. Beers & Co. 1901. pp. 1–2 . Retrieved June 23, 2024 .
^ "Hon. Samuel Eastman" . Portland Daily Press . February 1, 1864. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .