Edmund A. Webster | |
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5th Secretary of State of Alabama | |
In office 1834–1836 | |
Governor | John Gayle Clement Comer Clay |
Preceded by | James I. Thornton |
Succeeded by | Thomas B. Tunstall |
Edmund A. Webster was an American politician. He served as the fifth Secretary of State of Alabama from 1834 to 1836. [1]
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