Nehemiah Eastman
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Nehemiah Eastman (June 16, 1782 - January 11, 1856) was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He attended the local academy in Gilmanton and then studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1807, he practiced in Farmington, New Hampshire.
Eastman served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1813. He served in the New Hampshire Senate 1820-1825. He was elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1827). After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He died in Farmington, New Hampshire in 1856 and was buried in Farmington Cemetery.
