Hike Heiskell

{{infobox officeholder

|name=Hike Heiskell

|image=Edgar F. Heiskell III portrait.jpg

|alt=

|caption=Portrait of Heiskell, {{circa|1973}}

|office=Chair of the West Virginia Republican Party

|term_start=August 1987

|term_end=July 14, 1990

|preceded=John Raese

|succeeded=David McKinley

|office2=23rd Secretary of State of West Virginia

|term_start2=January 15, 1973

|term_end2=March 3, 1975

|governor2=Arch A. Moore Jr.

|preceded2=Jay Rockefeller

|succeeded2=James R. McCartney

|birth_name=Edgar Frank Heiskell III

|birth_date={{birth date|1940|10|10}}

|birth_place=Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2016|11|20|1940|10|10}}

|death_place=Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.

|party={{ubl|Republican (until 2006)|Independent (2006–2016)}}

|spouse={{marriage|Jeraldine Frances McGrath|December 31, 1966|1996|reason=divorced}}

|children=5

|education={{ubil|West Virginia University (AB)|University of Virginia (JD)}}

|occupation={{hlist|Lawyer|politician}}

|signature=Edgar F. Heiskell III signature.svg

|branch=United States Air Force

|serviceyears=1966–1970

}}

Edgar Frank "Hike" Heiskell III (October 10, 1940 – November 20, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician.

Heiskell was born in Morgantown, West Virginia and graduated from Morgantown High School. He received his bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in 1963 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1966. Heiskell served in the United States Air Force. He then practiced law. In 1972, Heiskell won election as a Republican to serve as West Virginia Secretary of State, narrowly defeating Democratic nominee Thomas A. Winner. He served from 1973 until his resignation in March 1975.{{cite book|title=West Virginia Blue Book 1973|page=105|date=1973|editor-link=Howard W. Carson|editor-first=Howard W.|editor-last=Carson|publisher=West Virginia Senate|location=Charleston|url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1973.pdf|accessdate=May 6, 2023}} He served as chair of the West Virginia Republican Party from 1987 to 1990, though he later left the party, becoming an independent in 2006. He died in Charleston, West Virginia from cancer.[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/edgar-heiskell-obituary?pid=182699148 Edgar Frank Heiskell III-obituary]{{cite web|first=Andrea|last=Lannom|title=Former Secretary of State Edgar F. 'Hike' Heiskell dies at 76|work=The Register-Herald|date=November 22, 2016|url=https://www.register-herald.com/news/former-secretary-of-state-edgar-f-hike-heiskell-dies-at-76/article_531014ef-c40c-545c-a2d5-ffa6bfa7e711.html|accessdate=May 5, 2023}}