Benjamin Franklin Eastman

Benjamin F. Eastman
Member of the Executive Council of Maine
In office
January 1, 1857 – January 1, 1858
Serving with William M. Reed, Ichabod Frost, Isaac Lincoln, Nathaniel A. Joy, Joseph S. Monroe, & Abner Coburn
In office
January 1, 1840 – January 1, 1841
Serving with Gowen Wilson, John Webb, Alpheus Lyon, Nathan C. Fletcher, John Burnham, & Micah J. Talbot
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the Somerset County district
In office
January 6, 1836 – January 1837
Serving with 14 others
Personal details
Born(1800-11-22)November 22, 1800
Mount Vernon, District of Maine, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 1894(1894-02-10) (aged 93)
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery, Portland
Political party
Spouse
Eliza Dyar
(m. 1828; died 1874)
Children
  • Eliza Veldora (Spaulding)
  • (b. 1829; died 1898)
  • Briceno Mendez Eastman
  • (b. 1831; died 1921)
  • James Fred Eastman
  • (b. 1833; died 1915)
  • Sarah Imogene (Phillips)
  • (b. 1835; died 1926)
  • Ermon Dwight Eastman
  • (b. 1839; died 1911)
Relatives
OccupationMerchant, politician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceMaine militia
RankColonel

Benjamin Franklin Eastman (November 22, 1800 – February 10, 1894) was an American merchant and politician from Franklin County, Maine. He was one of the founders of the Maine Republican Party. He served two terms on the Executive Council of Maine (1840 and 1857), and served one term in the Maine House of Representatives (1836). He was also one of the founding members of the Maine State Agricultural Society. He was often referred to by the honorific "colonel" due to service in the Maine militia. His name was also often abbreviated as B. F. Eastman.