Edward H. East | |
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| Acting governor of Tennessee | |
| In office March 4, 1865 – April 5, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Johnson (Military) |
| Succeeded by | William G. Brownlow |
| Military Tennessee Secretary of State | |
| In office March 12, 1862 – April 5, 1865 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Johnson |
| Preceded by | J. E. R. Ray |
| Succeeded by | A. J. Fletcher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1830 Davidson County, Tennessee |
| Died | November 12, 1904 (aged 74) Davidson County, Tennessee[1] |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville) |
| Political party | Whig Opposition Republican Prohibition |
| Spouse | Ida Horton[2] |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Edward Hazzard East (October 1, 1830 – November 12, 1904) was an American attorney, judge, and politician. He served as Secretary of State for the state of Tennessee from 1862 to 1865, having been appointed by Andrew Johnson, the state's military governor under the Union Army occupation during the Civil War. East briefly served as the state's acting governor during the interim between Johnson's inauguration as U.S. Vice President on March 4, 1865, and the inauguration of the state's "elected" governor, William G. Brownlow, on April 5, 1865.[2]
- ^ Finding Aid for the Andrew Johnson Letter MS.0930, University of Tennessee Special Collections Online. Retrieved: 17 October 2012.
- ^ a b William Speer, Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1903; originally published in 1883), pp. 196-200.