John Rufus Edie (January 14, 1814 – August 27, 1888) was an Opposition Party and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and a United States Army officer in the American Civil War.

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John R. Edie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	John McCulloch
Succeeded by	Samuel Steel Blair
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office 1845-1846
Personal details
Born	(1814-01-14)January 14, 1814 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Died	August 27, 1888(1888-08-27) (aged 74) Somerset, Pennsylvania, US
Resting place	Union Cemetery, Somerset
Political party	Opposition Republican
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1861–1871
Rank	Lieutenant colonel Brevet Colonel
Unit	15th U.S. Infantry Regiment 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment
Commands	Regular Brigade, XIV Corps
Battles/wars	American Civil War

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John Rufus Edie was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1814. He attended the public schools and then Emmitsburg College in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He served as principal of the Gettysburg schools for several years. Edie studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice in Somerset, Pennsylvania. His son, John R. Edie Junior, was an 1861 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

Edie served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1845 and 1846. He was appointed deputy attorney general in 1847 and served until 1850; afterwards serving as district attorney from 1850 to 1854.

He was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858.

Edie was commissioned a major of the 15th Infantry Regiment on May 14, 1861; and commanded its field detachment that served in the western theater. He frequently served as commander of the Regular Brigade in the XIV Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the 8th Infantry Regiment in September 1864 and brevetted colonel the same month. He served until January 1871, when he was honorably discharged. Colonel Edie then resumed the practice of law in Somerset and died there in 1888, being interred in the local Union Cemetery.