H. E. Eastman

Harry Eugene Eastman (March 25, 1819 – March 22, 1898) was an American lawyer, businessman, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 3rd mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and served as a Union Army cavalry officer during the American Civil War. In historical documents, his name is often abbreviated as

Biography Harry Eugene Eastman was born on March 25, 1819, in Maine and lived for several years in Maine's Franklin County, where he became a lawyer. In 1840, he came west to the Wisconsin Territory and settled at Green Bay. That year, he formed a law partnership with Morgan Lewis Martin, and subsequently partnered with Timothy O. Howe. After 1846, he began dealing in real estate, and was successful for several years.

Politically, he became involved with the Whig Party. He was chairman of the Wisconsin delegation to the 1848 Whig National Convention, where his delegation consistently supported Senator Henry Clay for President. The 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry was involved in heavy campaigning in the western theater of the war, and assisted in the Siege of Vicksburg in 1863. Major Eastman was promoted to lieutenant colonel in April 1864, but was forced to resign due to illness just two months later. After returning to Wisconsin, he spent several weeks confined to his bed.

In his later years, he relocated to Benton Harbor, Michigan, where he died in 1898.

Personal life and family Eastman married Elizabeth Margaret Arndt on March 3, 1843. Arndt was the daughter of John Penn Arndt, a prominent early settler of Green Bay. The Eastman marriage produced six children.