John Rufus Edie

John R. Edie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	John McCulloch
Succeeded by	Samuel Steel Blair
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office 1845-1846
Personal details
Born	January 14, 1814 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Died	August 27, 1888 (aged 74) Somerset, Pennsylvania
Political party	Opposition Republican
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1861 - 1871
Rank	Lieutenant colonel Brevet Colonel
Battles/wars	American Civil War

John Rufus Edie (January 14, 1814 – August 27, 1888) was an Opposition Party and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life

John Rufus Edie born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, Emmitsburg College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He served as principal of the Gettysburg schools for several years. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

Political activities

He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1845 and 1846. He was appointed deputy attorney general in 1847 and served until 1850. He served as district attorney from 1850 to 1854.

Edie was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858.

Civil War service

He was commissioned a major of the 15th Infantry Regiment on May 14, 1861. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the 8th Infantry Regiment in September 1864 and brevetted colonel the same month. He served until January 1871, when he was honorably discharged. He resumed the practice of law in Somerset and died there in 1888. Interment in Union Cemetery.

References

• John Rufus Edie at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-14
• The Political Graveyard