US East, Edward Hyde - Acting Gov. of TN

Edward Hyde East Jr.

:us34stars:

Born: October 1, 1830
East.jpg


Birthplace: Davidson County, Tennessee

Father: Edward Hyde East Sr. 1789 – 1872

Mother: Celia Buchanan 1794 –

Wife: Ida Tennessee "Tennie" Horton 1842 – 1914
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​

Children:

Edwardine Horton "Edine" East 1870 – 1900​
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​
Elizabeth "Bessie" East Anderson 1872 – 1948​
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​

Political Party: Whig Party, Opposition Party, Republican Party, Prohibition Party

Education:


1850: Graduated from Washington Institute​
1854: Graduated from Cumberland University Law School​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Nashville, Tennessee​
1859 – 1861: Tennessee State Representative​

Civil War Career:

1859 – 1861: Tennessee State Representative​
1861: Resigned from Office after Tennessee aligned with Confederacy​
He Supported the union and refused to take up arms against the South
Death.jpg
1862 – 1865: Military Tennessee Secretary of State​
1865: Acting Governor of Tennessee – (March 4th​ – April 5th​)​
Declined to be a member of President Johnson's Cabinet​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1869: Attorney in Nashville, Tennessee​
1869 – 1870: Davidson County, Tennessee County Chancellor​
1870 – 1872: Chancellor of Tennessee's State Seventh Division​
Counsel for Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railroad​
1874: Tennessee State Representative​
1878: Declined Greenback Nomination for Governor of Tennessee​
1892: Unsuccessful Prohibition Party Candidate for Governor​

Died:
November 12, 1904

Place of Death: Nashville, Tennessee

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Back
Top