La Fayette Eastman

La Fayette Eastman was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Eastman was born on January 22, 1819 in Ellisburg, New York. On May 9, 1848, Eastman married Lydia T. Marsh.[1] They would have four children. Eastman would own two farms and a sawmill in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. He died on April 27, 1898.

His brother, Enos Eastman, would become a member of the Assembly and of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Political career

Eastman was a member of the Assembly during the 1879 session.[2] He previously been a candidate for the Assembly in 1872. Other positions Eastman held include Chairman (similar to Mayor) and Assessor of Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin and a member of the County Board of Sheboygan County. He was a Republican.

References
  1. Portrait and Biographical RECORD OF Sheboygan County, Wis. Chicago: Excelsior Publishing Co. 1894. pp. 381–382.
  2. THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (18th ed.). Madison, Wis.: David Atwood. 1879. p. 504.


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