Isaac H. Edgett (March 13, 1838 – March 9, 1917) 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. References External links 1838 births Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1917 deaths Massachusetts Republicans Massachusetts city council members People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War People from Beverly, Massachusetts Burials in Massachusetts 19th-century American politicians