Edward H. East

Edward H. East
Acting governor of Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1865 – April 5, 1865
Preceded byAndrew Johnson (Military)
Succeeded byWilliam G. Brownlow
Military Tennessee Secretary of State
In office
March 12, 1862 – April 5, 1865
Appointed byAndrew Johnson
Preceded byJ. E. R. Ray
Succeeded byA. J. Fletcher
Personal details
Born(1830-10-01)October 1, 1830
Davidson County, Tennessee
DiedNovember 12, 1904(1904-11-12) (aged 74)
Davidson County, Tennessee[1]
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville)
Political partyWhig
Opposition
Republican
Prohibition
SpouseIda Horton[2]
ProfessionAttorney
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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]

  1. ^ Finding Aid for the Andrew Johnson Letter MS.0930, University of Tennessee Special Collections Online. Retrieved: 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b William Speer, Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1903; originally published in 1883), pp. 196-200.