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vention that formed the constitution of Wisconsin; served in the legislature; and was attorney general of the state. In 185459 he was United States district attorney for the territory of Nebraska; and in 1859 was elected a delegate from Nebraska to the thirty-sixth congress. He died in Muscoda, Wis. Eastman, Alvah, legislator, journalist, was born Aug. 22, 1858, in Lovell, Maine. In 1888 he was presidential elector; in 1889 he was elected a member of the Minnesota state legislature; and in 1890-93 was United States revenue agent. He is the editor and owner of the Daily and Weekly Journal of St. Cloud; and was president of the Minnesota editorial association in 1898. In 1897 he was appointed receiver United States land office. Eastman, Mrs. Annis Ford, minister, author, was born April 24, 1852, in Peoria, 111. In 1875 she married Kev. Samuel B. Eastman. In 1889-91 she was pastor of the congregational church at Brockton, N.Y. Since 1893 she has been pastor of Park church at Elmira, N.Y. She is the author of Have

and Give. Eastman, Austin Vitruvius, soldier, lawyer, business man, was born Aug. 27, 1839, During the civil in Broome county, N.Y. war he was first lieutenant in company H, regiment New York volunteers. He is a successful lawyer of Lake Charles, La.; and business manager of The North American land and timber company. He is president of the board of trustees of the Carnefirst

Lake Charles, La. Eastman, Barrett, journalist, author, was born Jan. 25, 1869, in Chicago, 111. Since 1889 he has been engaged in journalistic work. He is the author of Under the Stars; and other works. Eastman, Benjamin C, congressman. In 1851-55 he was a representative from Wisconsin to the thirty-second and thirty-third gie library of

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died Feb.

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1856, in Platte-

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Eastman, Charles Alexander, physician, author, was born in 1858 in Redwood Falls, Minn. He is government physician at Crow Creek, S.D.

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Boyhood. Eastman, Charles Gamage, state senator, poet, was born June 1, 1816, In Frysburg, Maine. He was postmaster at Woodstock and Montpelier for several years; and a

member

of the Vermont state senate in 1851-52. He published a volume of Poems, descriptive of rural life in New England. He died in 1861 in Burlington, Vt.

Eastman, Charles Rochester, scientist, auwas born June 5, 1868 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is a scientist of Harvard university; and curator in the Museum of comparative zoSlogy. He edited and translated from the German of Karl von Zittel a Text

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book of Palaeontology; and of technical Monographs.

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Eastman, David Wallace, soldier, business man, legislator, was born Sept. 18, 1839, in He enlisted in 1861 and Republic, Ohio, was in fifteen battles He and skirmishes. served in the second regiment Missouri cavalry, rill's

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geant of company H; was promoted to sergeant-major, first lieutenant, and adjutant In of his regiment. moved to 1871 he Emporia, Kan., where he attained success in the real estate and other businesses; and in public affairs. He has been assistant postmaster; a member of the board of education; treasurer of his county twice; mayor of Emporia; cashier of the Citizens' bank; and in 1893 was a republican member of the famous Kansas house of representatives, and did some important work for the cause of good government. He is now receiver of the United States land office at Enid, Okla-

homa. Eastman, Mrs. Elaine Goodale, educator, poet, was born Oct. 9, 1863, in Mt. Washington, Mass. In 1883-91 she was a teacher and supervisor of schools among the Indians; and in 1891 married Dr. Charles A. Eastman. She and her sister, Dora Read Goodale, three years younger, by their precocity as poets won the endearing name of the sweet child poets. Their poems have been published in three volumes entitled Apple Blossoms; In Berkshire with the Wild Flowers; and All Round the Year. Mrs. Eastman has also written upon Indian life

and character. Eastman, George, manufacturer, inventor, was born July 12, 1854, in Waterville, N.Y. As an amateur photographer and experimenter he perfected a process for making dry plates; and in 1881 began to manufacture dry plates on a small scale. He is treasurer and general manager of the Eastman Kodak company. His inventions are in connection with film photography. The various companies under his management employ upwards of two thousand hands ;^ and over fifteen million dollars of capital. He is the originator of the phrase, press the button, we do the rest.

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Eastman, Harvey Gridley, educator, state was born Nov. 16, 1832, He opened a commercial school in St. Louis in 1855; and four years

legislator, founder, in Marshall, N.Y.

later the Eastman national business college at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. In 1871 and in 1873

he was elected to the New York assembly; and he also served three terms as mayor of