Edson Hart Deal (November 11, 1903 – April 22, 1967) was an American politician, Republican from Idaho.
He served four years in that office, during the administration of Governor Len Jordan, and over a decade later was elected secretary of state in 1966.
Deal was in office less than four months when he suffered a fatal heart attack at age 63 while mowing his lawn in Boise.
[1] His successor was House speaker Pete Cenarrusa, appointed by Governor Don Samuelson.
He married Gwendolyn Shepard of Eugene, Oregon, in 1936,[1] and they had three children: daughter Pat and two sons, Fred and Bruce.