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. 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. 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.