John Rufus Edie

John Rufus Edie (born January 14, 1814 in Gettysburg , Pennsylvania , †  August 27, 1888 in Somerset , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1855 and 1859 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Edie attended the public schools of his home country and then Emmitsburg College in Maryland . He then graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point . As a result, he worked for a few years as the headmaster in Gettysburg. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1840, he began to work in Somerset in this profession. Between 1847 and 1850 he was deputy and from 1850 to 1854 actual district attorney in Somerset County . At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1845 and 1846 he was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1854 Edie was elected as a candidate for the opposition party in the 18th  constituency of Pennsylvania to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded John McCulloch on March 4, 1855 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1859 . These were shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . Since 1857 John Edie represented the Republican Party , of which he had since become a member. In 1858 he renounced another candidacy.

During the Civil War, John Edie served as an officer in the Union Army , where he made it to Brevet Colonel. After that he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on August 27, 1888 in Somerset, where he was also buried.

Web links

• John Rufus Edie in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Rufus Edie in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John McCulloch	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (18th electoral district) March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859	Samuel Steel Blair