Edward H. East
American politician
Died when: 74 years 42 days (889 months)Star Sign: Libra
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.
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