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Edwin Flye

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Edwin Flye
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 3rd district
In office
December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byJames G. Blaine
Succeeded byStephen Lindsey
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
1858
Personal details
BornMarch 4, 1817
Newcastle, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1886 (aged 69)
Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Edwin Flye (March 4, 1817 – July 12, 1886) was an American politician, merchant, banker, bank president, and shipbuilder from Maine.

Early life

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Born in Newcastle, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Flye attended the common schools and Lincoln Academy.

Career

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Flye engaged in mercantile pursuits and shipbuilding. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1858 and served as president of the First National Bank of Damariscotta, Maine, for many years.

During the Civil War, Flye served as a paymaster with the rank of major in the Union Army. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy the same year. He served until 1877. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876 and instead resumed shipbuilding and banking.

Personal life

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Flye died while visiting the home of his daughter in Ashland, Kentucky, on July 12, 1886. He was interred in Congregational Cemetery in Newcastle, Maine.

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  • United States Congress. "Edwin Flye (id: F000225)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-10-10
  • "Edwin Flye". Find a Grave. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 3rd congressional district

December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877
Succeeded by