Henry W. Eastham
30th
Mayor
Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
1903–1905
Preceded byWilliam Shepherd
Succeeded byCharles Neal Barney
President of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1][2]
In office
1902[2][3]–1902[2]
Preceded byCharles C. Fry[3]
Succeeded byGeorge W. Coffin[2]
Member of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[3]
In office
1901–1902
President of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Common Council[3][4]
In office
1900–1900[3]
Preceded byOrville A. Clough[5]
Succeeded byCharles Neal Barney[3]
Member of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Common Council
Ward Six[4]
In office
1899l[5]–1900[3]
Personal details
OccupationShoe knife and machinery business[6]

Henry W. Eastham was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member and President of the Common Council,[4] and as the 30th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Shoe machinery business

Eastham was engaged in the manufacture of shoe manufacturing equipment, supplying the numerous shoe manufacturing companies that existed in Lynn at the time.[6][7] In December 1904 Eastham sold his shoe knives and machinery business to the United Shoe Machinery Corporation.[6] Eastham later purchased the C.W. Dodge & Co. and operated it as the Eastham Shoe Machinery and Supply Company.[7]

President of the Lynn Board of Aldermen

On December 30, 1901, Eastham was chosen as President of the Lynn Board of Aldermen for 1902.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 EASTHAM AND WILLEY WILL PRESIDE. Lynn Aldermen and Councilmen Chose Them at Caucuses Held Last Evening in the City Hall. (December 31, 1901), Boston, MA: The Boston Daily Globe, p. 4 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tucker, Charles H. (1917), Lynn, MA: The City Documents Comprising the Annual Reports for 1916, p. 339 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tucker, Charles H. (1917), Lynn, MA: The City Documents Comprising the Annual Reports for 1916, p. 338 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 1 2 3 The Celebration Committee (1900), City of Lynn Massachusetts Semi-Centennial of Incorporation., Lynn, MA: The Celebration Committee, p. 271
  5. 1 2 Tucker, Charles H. (1917), Lynn, MA: The City Documents Comprising the Annual Reports for 1916, p. 337 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 1 2 3 Shoe Retailer and Boots and Shoes Weekly, Volume 52, No. 9, Boston, Massachusetts: The Shoe Retailer Company, December 14, 1904, p. 83
  7. 1 2 Shoe Retailer and Boots and Shoes Weekly, Volume 57, No. 4, Boston, Massachusetts: The Shoe Retailer Company, February 10, 1906, p. 72


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