Background
Eastham, James Saville was born on August 7, 1897 in Metchuen, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Wilson and Elizabeth (Saville) Eastham.
Eastham, James Saville was born on August 7, 1897 in Metchuen, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Wilson and Elizabeth (Saville) Eastham.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1919. Doctor of Laws, 1969. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1922.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1922. With Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Perkins, Boston, 1922-1923. Partner, Rowell, Clay & Eastham, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1924-1929.
General counsel Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates, Boston, 1930-1964, secretary, 1940-1964, vice president, 1958-1964, former secretary, clerk, general counsel subsidiaries, former vice-president, director Connecticut Coke Company, New Haven.
Former president, director Virginian Corporation. Private practice law, Andover, Massachusetts.
Assistant attorney general Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1927-1930. Chairman Board of Appeals under Zoning Law, Andover, 1936-1958.
Trustee Brown University, 1945-1952, trustee emeritus, 1952-1977.
Trustee, past president Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Director Silver Bay Association.
Member Andover History Society American Law Institute, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Boston Bar Association, American Forestry Association, American Legion, Phi Beta Kappa (past president Rhode Island), Phi Beta Kappa Association (life), Delta Sigma Rho, Delta Upsilon. Mason.; Clubs: Union, Brown (Boston).
Married Marcia Dana Hill, August 21, 1924. Children: William Eaton, John Perry, James Dana, Nancy Elizabeth.