William P. Frye

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William P. Frye was an American politician and long-serving U.S. Senator from Maine who played a prominent role in late 19th- and early 20th-century national politics.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
human
politician
chairpersonOf United States Senate Committee on Commerce
United States Senate Committee on Rules
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1830-09-02
dateOfDeath 1911-08-08
educatedAt Bowdoin College
familyName Frye
fieldOfWork law
legislation
public administration
givenName William
hasNationality American
honorificPrefix Senator
memberOf United States House of Representatives
United States Senate Committee on Commerce
United States Senate Committee on Rules
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States)
nativeLanguage English
notableFor influence on American commercial and maritime policy
leadership in Republican Party in the U.S. Senate
long service in the United States Senate
occupation lawyer
politician
participantIn American Civil War politics
Spanish–American War era politics
partOf United States Congress
placeOfBirth Lewiston, Maine
placeOfDeath Lewiston, Maine
positionHeld Attorney General of Maine
Mayor of Lewiston, Maine
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
United States Representative
United States Senator
member of the Maine House of Representatives
religion Congregationalism
representedIn United States Senate
represents Maine
Maine's 2nd congressional district
residence Lewiston, Maine
sexOrGender male
workLocation Lewiston, Maine
Washington, D.C.

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