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Edward C. Plummer

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Edward C. Plummer
BornNovember 23, 1863
DiedMarch 20, 1932(1932-03-20) (aged 68)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materBowdoin College
Occupation(s)Author, historian
Notable workReminiscences of a Yarmouth Schoolboy (1926)
The Edward Clarence Plummer History of Bath, Maine (1936)
Board member ofBath Board of Trade

Edward Clarence Plummer (November 23, 1863 – March 20, 1932) was an American author and historian from Freeport, Maine. He wrote several books on the history of Maine towns and cities, including Yarmouth and Bath.[1]

Early life and career

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Plummer was born in 1863 in Freeport, Maine, to Solomon Hayford Plummer and Ruth Bucknell (Harding).[2] He attended North Yarmouth Academy, and also lived in Bath, where he worked in the city's shipyards to fund his college years.[1]

He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1887, after which he worked as a newspaperman for Bath's Daily Times.[1][2]

In 1898, the year preceding the death of his father, Plummer started to practice admiralty law.[2] He joined the U.S. Navy, for which he was employed as an assistant paymaster.[1]

In 1921, he became a member of the U.S. Shipping Board, and was its vice-president from 1923.[1]

Plummer published his first book, Reminiscences of a Yarmouth Schoolboy, in 1926. He went on to publish several more before his death in 1932. Two books were published posthumously: Ancient Augusta: a Novel from History (1932) and The Edward Clarence Plummer History of Bath, Maine (1936), the latter written by Henry Wilson Owen.[1]

Death

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Plummer died in 1932, aged 68,[1] while in Washington, D.C.[2] His funeral took place at the United States Capitol, and he was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.[2]

Personal life

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Plummer married Bangor native Lillian Gertrude Fiske in 1888. She survived Plummer by eight years, and was interred beside him upon her death.[2]

Selected bibliography

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A selection of books authored by Plummer:[1]

  • Reminiscences of a Yarmouth Schoolboy (1926)
  • Shipping Sense: a Compilation of Certain Addresses (1926)
  • True Tales of the Sea, 1864–1898 (1930)
  • Ancient Augusta: a Novel from History (1932) (posthumously)
  • The Edward Clarence Plummer History of Bath, Maine (1936) (posthumously)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "A Maine Writer: Maine State Library". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Owen, Henry Wilson (1936). The Edward Clarence Plummer History of Bath, Maine. The Times Company.
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