William P. Frye
| William Pierce Frye | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office February 7, 1896 – April 27, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Isham G. Harris |
| Succeeded by | Rotating pro terms |
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United States Senator from Maine |
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In office March 18, 1881 – August 8, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | James G. Blaine |
| Succeeded by | Obadiah Gardner |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1871 – March 17, 1881 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel P. Morrill |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Dingley, Jr. |
| Maine Attorney General | |
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In office 1867–1871 |
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| Preceded by | John A. Peters |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Brackett Reed |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
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In office 1861–1862 1867 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1830 Lewiston, Maine |
| Died | August 8, 1911 (aged 80) Lewiston, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College |
| Profession | Law, politics |
William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the state of 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.
Frye was born in Lewiston, Maine, in Androscoggin County. He attended public schools there and graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick in 1850. Frye studied law and was later admitted to the bar. He began practicing in Rockland, Maine in 1853 but later returned to Lewiston, and practiced law there. Frye played a role in founding Bates College in Lewiston and served as a longtime trustee of the College. Frye received a LL.D. from Bates in 1881.
Frye served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1861 to 1862 and again in 1867. He was later elected as the mayor of Lewiston, holding that position from 1866 to 1867, when he became the state attorney general. Frye left the attorney general post in 1869. He was elected as a Republican in 1870 to the U.S. House of Representatives. Frye served in the 42nd Congress and the five succeeding Congresses from March 4, 1871, to March 17, 1881, when he resigned after being elected Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James G. Blaine. He served over 30 years in the Senate (March 18, 1881 – August 8, 1911), and was reelected in 1883, 1889, 1895, 1901, and 1907.
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