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Edward C. Plummer
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 careerPlummer 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] DeathPlummer 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 lifePlummer married Bangor native Lillian Gertrude Fiske in 1888. She survived Plummer by eight years, and was interred beside him upon her death.[2] Selected bibliographyA selection of books authored by Plummer:[1]
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