Edwin Flye
Edwin Flye was an American politician, merchant, banker, bank president, and shipbuilder from Maine.
Early life
Born in Newcastle, Massachusetts, Flye attended the common schools and Lincoln Academy.Career
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.