History of Chatham, (Carroll County) New Hampshire United States of America

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Biography of Philip Eastman

Philip Eastman, lawyer, was born in Chatham, N.H., Feb. 5, 1799; son of Asa and Mary (Kimball) Eastman; and a descendant of Roger Eastman, who came to Salisbury, Mass., in 1631. He was graduated at Bowdoin in 1820 and was admitted to the bar in 1823, practising at North Yarmouth, 1823-36, Harrison, 1836-47, and Saco, Maine, from 1847 until his death. He represented Cumberland county in the state senate, 1840-42, and in 1842-43 was chairman of the commission appointed to adjust the claims of the settlers on the northeastern boundary of the state, under the Washington treaty. He held the office of commissioner for Cumberland county, 1842-47. He was a member of the board of overseers of Bowdoin college, 1831-64; and a trustee of the college, 1864-69. He was commissioner for preparing Revised Statutes of Maine (1840); and published the first Digest of Maine Reports (26 vols., 1849). He died in Saco, Maine, Aug. 7, 1869.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor