Isaac H. Edgett

Isaac H. Edgett was an American civil servant and politician who served as the acting Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Early life

Edgett was born in Hillsborough, New Brunswick on March 13, 1838, to Handyside P. and Ruth Edgett. Edgett married Elizabeth Boden Fiske, b. April 19, 1841.

Military service

Edgett joined up with the Twenty-Third Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry early in the American Civil War. He was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor. He was mustered out at the end of the war with the rank of captain.

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Edgett, worked as the First Deputy to Secretary of the Commonwealth's office for 37 years, retiring in 1913. As the First Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Edgett became the acting Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth upon the death of William M. Olin. Edgett served as the acting Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth until Albert P. Langtry was elected by the Massachusetts legislature to serve out the remainder of Olin's term.