Henry W. Eastham

Henry W. Eastham
30th Mayor Lynn, Massachusetts
In office 1903–1905
Preceded by	William Shepherd
Succeeded by	Charles Neal Barney
President of the Lynn, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1][2]
In office 1902[2][3] – 1902[2]
Preceded by	Charles C. Fry[3]
Succeeded by	George 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 by	Orville A. Clough[5]
Succeeded by	Charles Neal Barney[3]
Member of the Lynn, Massachusetts Common Council Ward Six[4]
In office 1899l[5] – 1900[3]
Personal details
Occupation	Shoe 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 Company.^[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.  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.  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.  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.  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.