Edwin Flye

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

Biography

Born in Newcastle, Maine, Flye attended the common schools as a child and attended Lincoln Academy. He 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 a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy the same year, serving until 1877. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876 and instead resumed shipbuilding and engaging in banking. Flye died while visiting the home of his daughter in Ashland, Kentucky on July 12, 1886. He was interned in Congregational Cemetery in Newcastle, Maine.

External links

*CongBio|F000225 Retrieved on 2008-10-10
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7232772 Edwin Flye] at Find A Grave

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