Biography

1754 - 10/26/1825

Brigadier General John Edie (Federalist) Lancaster York Counties 1792-1794        

Early Life:

Brigadier General John Edie, born 1754, York, York County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of Samuel and Agnes Corbean Edie; Major, 2nd Battalion, York Militia, Revolutionary War, 1780; sheriff of York County, 1787-1788; Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, 1794; unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1800; unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1801; unsuccessful campaign, Governor Pennsylvania, 1802; unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1802; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Adams County, 1807; Brigadier General, Adams County Militia, June 5, 1807; newspaper publisher, original editors, York Pennsylvania Herald, General Advertiser, 1789; married, Sarah M. McConaughy, son, John Rufus Edie; elected, Trustee, Academy, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1812; died, October 26, 1825, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. 

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Freemasonry, The Right Worshipful Master Of Lodge Saint Andrew, Masters of Lodge Saint Andrew 25, 1796-1798.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Sheriff, York County, Pennsylvania 1787.

Elected, Sheriff, York County, Pennsylvania 1788.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, Lancaster York Counties, 1792-1794. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania 8th district, United States House of Representatives, 1800.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania 8th district Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 1801.

Unsuccessful campaign, Governor Pennsylvania, 1802. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania 6th district, United States House of Representatives, 1802.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Adams County, 1807.

Elected, Trustee, Academy, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1812.

Legacy:

Son, John Rufus Edie, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1845-1846; United States House of Representatives, 1855-1859.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "E" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu) 

Past Masters of Lodge St Andrew 25 - Lodge St Andrew 25 (lodge25.com)

Address from York, Pa., Citizens, 17 August 1795 (archives.gov)