John A. Eastman
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{{short description|19th century American politician}} |
{{short description|19th century American politician}} |
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{{Infobox officeholder |
{{Infobox officeholder |
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|name |
|name = John A. Eastman |
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|state_senate |
|state_senate = Wisconsin |
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|district |
|district = [[Wisconsin's 4th Senate district|4th]] |
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|term_start = January 7, 1850 |
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|term_end = January 5, 1852 |
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|predecessor = [[Warren Chase]] |
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|successor = [[Bertine Pinckney]] |
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|party |
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|birth_name |
|birth_name = John Albert Eastman |
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|birth_date |
|birth_date = {{birth date|1821|3|4}} |
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|birth_place |
|birth_place = [[Strong, Maine]], U.S. |
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|death_date |
|death_date = {{death date and age|1895|4|11|1821|3|4}} |
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|death_place |
|death_place = [[Benton Harbor, Michigan]], U.S. |
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|spouse |
|spouse = {{marriage|Helen Mar Darling|1848|1891|end=died}} |
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|children |
|children = 1 |
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|father |
|father = [[Samuel Eastman]] |
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|relatives |
|relatives = {{unbulleted list |
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| [[Ben C. Eastman]] (brother) |
| [[Ben C. Eastman]] (brother) |
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| [[H. E. Eastman]] (brother) |
| [[H. E. Eastman]] (brother) |
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==Personal life and family== |
==Personal life and family== |
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John Eastman was one of twelve children born to Samuel Eastman and his wife Jane (''{{nee}}'' Hitchcock). Samuel Eastman was a successful merchant in Maine and a state senator. 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''.{{cite book|url= https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy01inrixg/ |title= History and Genealogy of the Eastman Family of America |year= 1901 |volume= 1 |
John Eastman was one of twelve children born to Samuel Eastman and his wife Jane (''{{nee}}'' Hitchcock). Samuel Eastman was a successful merchant in Maine and a state senator. 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''.{{cite book|url= https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy01inrixg/ |title= History and Genealogy of the Eastman Family of America |year= 1901 |volume= 1 |editor-last= Rix |editor-first= Guy S. |pages= 8, 463 |accessdate= June 22, 2024 }} |
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Several of John's brothers were also notable. |
Several of John's brothers were also notable. |
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* John's eldest brother, William Henry Eastman, (born 1808) settled in Green Bay in the 1870s after a career in the east.{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-obituary-for-wil/149879605/ |title= Obituary - William H. Eastman |newspaper= [[Green Bay Press-Gazette]] |date= January 13, 1887 |page= 3 |accessdate= June 22, 2024 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] }} |
* John's eldest brother, William Henry Eastman, (born 1808) settled in Green Bay in the 1870s after a career in the east.{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-obituary-for-wil/149879605/ |title= Obituary - William H. Eastman |newspaper= [[Green Bay Press-Gazette]] |date= January 13, 1887 |page= 3 |accessdate= June 22, 2024 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] }} |
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* [[Ben C. Eastman]] (born 1812) was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Wisconsin in the 1850s. |
* [[Ben C. Eastman]] (born 1812) was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Wisconsin in the 1850s. |
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* [[H. E. Eastman|Harry Eugene Eastman]] (born 1819) was the 3rd mayor of Green Bay and a lieutenant colonel in the [[2nd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He also lived out the later years of his life in Benton Harbor, Michigan.{{cite book|url= https://archive.org/details/commemorativebio01unse/ |title=Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette, Wisconsin |year= 1901 |publisher= J. H. Beers & Co. |
* [[H. E. Eastman|Harry Eugene Eastman]] (born 1819) was the 3rd mayor of Green Bay and a lieutenant colonel in the [[2nd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He also lived out the later years of his life in Benton Harbor, Michigan.{{cite book|url= https://archive.org/details/commemorativebio01unse/ |title=Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette, Wisconsin |year= 1901 |publisher= J. H. Beers & Co. |pages= [https://archive.org/details/commemorativebio01unse/page/1/ 1–2] |accessdate= June 23, 2024 }} |
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John Eastman married Helen Mar Darling, the daughter of Mason C. Darling, on January 6, 1848. They had one son, Frank Lewis Eastman. Helen died in 1891.{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium-obituary-john-a-eas/46098422/ |
John Eastman married Helen Mar Darling, the daughter of Mason C. Darling, on January 6, 1848. They had one son, Frank Lewis Eastman. Helen died in 1891.{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium-obituary-john-a-eas/46098422/ |title= Obituary |newspaper= [[The Herald-Palladium]] |date= April 15, 1895 |page= 2 |accessdate= June 23, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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