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William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine.
Nov 16, 2009 · As the first American merchant vessel lost to Germany’s aggression during the Great War, the William P. Frye incident sparked the indignation of many in the United States.
William P. Frye was a four-masted steel barque named after a US Republican politician of the same name, from the state of Maine. Built by Arthur Sewall & Co of Bath, Maine [3] she was sunk by the Imperial German Navy raider SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich in 1915.
Jun 1, 2014 · American merchant vessel [William P. Frye] stopped on the high seas and found to be carrying contraband material, sunk by a German surface warship. The United States for more than two full years further not committed to the war effort.
Mar 12, 2015 · LONDON — Despatches from New York state that great indignation has been caused throughout the United States by the sinking of the American sailing ship William P. Frye, which was sent to the...
Sep 8, 2020 · William Pierce Frye served as a Senator from Maine for a period of thirty years, 1881-1911. During this time the United States passed from a nation still binding the wounds of the Civil War to a nation which achieved the status of a world power.
William P. Frye. William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye 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 ...
