FYAN
FYFFE
eon of Henry Futhey of Scotch descent, who
emigrated to Chester county, Pa., from county
Antrim, Ireland, in 1730. He studied law at
Dickinson college and was admitted to the bar in
1843. He vvas district attorney, 1844-49, and
president judge of his district, 1849-59. He was
interested in liistorical research, was elected a
member of several historical societies, and con-
tributed a series of 100 articles on " Historical
Collections of Chester County " to a neivspaper.
In collaboration with Gilbert Cope he prepared a
"History of Chester County" (1881); and with
Dr. William Darlington " Notse Cestrienses " for
publication iu a local journal. His published
works include: HiMor]i ot Upper Octorara PreHhy-
terian Church (1870) , Ilishirij of Educational Insti-
tutions of Chester County (1877); Historical Address
on the One Hundredth Annircrsary of the Paoli
Massacre (1878) and Genealogy of the Futhey
Family. See his autobiography (1889). He died
in Westchester, Pa., Nov. 20, 1888.
FYAN, Robert W., representative, was born in Bedford county. Pa., March 11, 1835; son of Robert and Alice Fyan. He was admitted to the bar and in 1858 removed to Missouri. On the breaking out of the civil war he volunteered in the Union army and went into active service as major of the 24th Missouri infantry. He was soon promoted to the colonelcy of the 46th Missouri infantry and in that capacity served throughout the war. At its close he was elected circuit attorney of the 14th Missouri judicial circuit and a year later judge of the same cir- cuit, to which position he was re-elected in 1868, 1874 and 1880, and resigned in 1883 on being elected a representative in the 48th congress. He was a member of the constitutional conven- tion of Oct. 30, 1875. He was also a Democratic representative from the thirteenth district of Jlissouri in the 53d and 53d congresses, 1891-95. He died in Marshfield, Mo., July 28, 1896.
FVFFE, Joseph, naval officer, was born in Urbana. Ohio. July 26, 1832; son of Gen. Edward Petty and Sarah (Robinson) Fyffe; grandson of William and Maximilla (Petty) Fyffe; and a descendant of Fy fifes from Scotland, who originally set- tled iv Mary- land near An- napolis. He entered the U.S. navy as a midshipman, Sept. 9, 1847, and saw his first service on board the Cnmher- land and on the bombship StromhoU in the war with Mexico. 1847. He was transferred to the
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York-town on the coast of Africa, was wrecked
near the Cape Verde islands, and was commended
for gallant conduct on that occasion. He was
next on board the St. Lawrence, sent to England
in 1851 to represent tlie United States iu the
London world's fair, and was assigned to duty
at the U.S. naval academy, 1853-54. He was
promoted passed midshipman, June 15, 18.54;
master, Sept. 16, 1855, and lieutenant, Sept. 17,
1855; served under Lieutenant Hartstene as a
volunteer on the Itelease in the Grinnell Arctic
expedition that rescued Dr. Kane in 1856, when
he was decorated with the medal of the Arctic
order of Victoria bj' the queen ; on the lielief
with the Brazilian squadron, 1850-57, and on the
Germantown of the East Indian squadron and on
the Lancaster on the Pacific station, 1857-60. In
1860-65 he was on the flagship Minnesota of the
North Atlantic block-
ading squadron; was
advanced to the rank
of lieutenant-com-
mander, July 16, 1863;
participated in the
destruction of the
Confederate blockade
runner Ilehe, and
commanded the lead-
ing party tliat de-
stroyed the works
near Fort Fisher,
N.C., in August, 1863;
iu destruction of the
Confederate blockade
runner Hanger and in the engagement near Fort
Caswell, N.C., in January, 1864. He commanded
the Hunchback, in various engagements on the
James river in 1864 and 1865, including driving
back two iron-clad rams near Dutch Gap canal.
Jan. 25, 1865. He was on duty at the Boston
navy yard in 1866; was promoted commander,
Dec. 2, 1867, and served on the Oneida, Asiatic
station, 1868-69; commanded the monitor Cen-
taur, in the North Atlantic fleet, 1869-70 ; at the
nitre depot. Maiden, Mass., 1871-72; was light-
house inspector, 1872-75; commanded the J/o-
nocacy, A.siatic station. 1875-78; was promoted
captain, Jan. 13, 1879, and commanded the
receiving sliips St. Loxds, 1879-80, the Franldin,
1880-82. and the flagship Tennessee of the North
Atlantic .squadron, 1883. He was on the Pacific
station in command of the flagship Pensacola. and
on sick leave, 1882-83; was captain of the Boston
navy yard. 1884-88, and in command of the New
London (Conn.) naval .station, 1891-93. He was
pi-omoted commodore. Feb. 28, 1890. was in com-
mand of the Boston navy yard. 1893-94, was pro-
moted rear admiral, July 10, 1894, and retired,
July 30, 1894. He died in Pierce, Neb., Feb. 25,1896.
