Stephen D. Lindsey

Stephen Decatur Lindsey

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Edwin Flye
Succeeded by	Charles A. Boutelle

Born	March 3, 1828 Norridgewock, Maine, United States
Died	April 26, 1884 Norridgewock, Maine, United States
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Stephen Decatur Lindsey (March 3, 1828 – April 26, 1884) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Maine.

Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Lindsey attended the common schools as a child and attended Broomfield Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Norridgewock in 1853. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1856, was clerk of the judicial courts of Somerset County, Maine from 1857 to 1860 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. Lindsey served in the Maine Senate from 1868 to 1870, serving as president in 1869, and was once again a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868. He was a member of the Executive Council of Maine in 1874 before being elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1876, serving from 1877 to 1883, not being a candidate for renomination in 1882. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law until his death in Norridgewock, Maine on April 26, 1884. He was interred in River View Cemetery in Norridgewock.

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Preceded by Edwin Flye	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Succeeded by Charles A. Boutelle