William P. Frye, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William P. Frye

American politician

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1830

Place of Birth: Lewiston, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1911

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the Maine.
Frye, a member of the Republican Party, spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and then U.S.
House of Representatives, before being elected to the U.S.
Senate, where he served for 30 years; dying in office.
Frye was a member of the Frye political family, and was the grandfather of Wallace H.
White, Jr.
and the son of John March Frye.
He was also a prominent member of the Peucinian Society tradition. Fry was a leader of the "Old Guard" faction of conservative Republicans, exerting his weight on such important committees as Rules, Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Commerce.
He was best known for supporting the shipping industry, but repeatedly failed to obtain government subsidies.
He also supported high tariffs, expansion that sought additional territory and the canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific.
He favored the annexation of Hawaii and the acquisition of the Philippine Islands in 1898.
President William McKinley appointed him to the peace commission it negotiated the end of the Spanish-American war.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat



Alternative names	Levin C. Handy
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	10 August 1855	26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932
Location of birth/death	Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q12033170 VIAF: 58349202 ISNI: 0000 0000 3167 288X LCCN: n96077991 Open Library: OL6939460A WorldCat