Stephen D. Lindsey

Infobox Congressman
name=Stephen Decatur Lindsey

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state=Maine
district=3rd
party=Republican
term=March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
preceded=Edwin Flye
succeeded=Charles A. Boutelle
date of birth=March 3, 1828
place of birth=Norridgewock, Maine, United States
date of death=April 26, 1884
place of death=Norridgewock, Maine, United States
spouse=
religion=
profession=Politician, Lawyer
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Stephen Decatur Lindsey (March 3, 1828 – April 26, 1884) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Maine.

Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Lindsey attended the common schools as a child and attended Broomfield Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Norridgewock in 1853. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1856, was clerk of the judicial courts of Somerset County, Maine, from 1857 to 1860 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860.

Lindsey served in the Maine Senate from 1868 to 1870, serving as president in 1869, and was once again a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868. He was a member of the Executive Council of Maine in 1874 before being elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1876, serving from 1877 to 1883, not being a candidate for renomination in 1882. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law until his death in Norridgewock on April 26, 1884. He was interred in River View Cemetery in Norridgewock.

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7232843 Stephen D. Lindsey] at Find A Grave