Born: January 28, 1860, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.
Died: May 28, 1937, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Note: East’s Findagrave record gives his death date as March 28, but his tombstone says May 28.
Buried: Mellor Methodist Chapel, near Blackburn.

A Methodist minister, East served at chapels in England, Scotland and Wales.
He was also a prolific poet, and wrote many articles for The Methodist Recorder.