Henry Bailey Pierce | |
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| 15th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | |
| In office 1876–1891 | |
| Governor | Alexander H. Rice Thomas Talbot John Davis Long Benjamin F. Butler George D. Robinson Oliver Ames John Q. A. Brackett |
| Preceded by | Oliver Warner |
| Succeeded by | William M. Olin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1841[1] Duxbury, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | April 1898 (aged 56)[2][3] Abington, Massachusetts[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | C. Elvira Carew; married October 19, 1861, b. September 26, 1839; died, April 9, 1862.[4] Augusta Arnold; married December 31, 1865, b. September. 6, 1841, d. February 10, 1882.[4] Fanny B. Pease; married April 25, 1883, b. Oct. 19, 1843.[4] |
| Children | Eugene E. Pierce, b. April 16, 1868;[5] Anne G. Pierce, b. May 31, 1877.[5] |
| Residence | Abington, Massachusetts[1] |
| Profession | Insurance executive |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | Union Army[1] |
| Years of service | October 14, 1861-July 10, 1865[5] |
| Rank | Captain[1] |
| Unit | 23rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry[1][5] |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War [1] |
Henry Bailey Pierce (1841-1898) was a Massachusetts insurance executive[2] and politician who served as Secretary of the Commonwealth[2][3] from 1876 to 1891.
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The Weekly Underwriterwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Boston Daily Globe (April 17, 1898), WITH MILITARY HONORS. Funeral Service of Hon Henry B. Peirce. Impressive, Ceremonies at Old Trinity Church Yesterday Noon. Gov Wolcott and Prominent Officials and Citizens Present., Boston, MA: The Boston Daily Globe, p. 23
- ^ a b c Pierce, Frederick Clifton (1889), Pierce Genealogy, no. IV.: Being the Record of the Posterity of Capt. Michael, John And Capt. William Pierce, Who Came to this Country from England, Albany, NY: Frederick Clifton Pierce, p. 193
- ^ a b c d Pierce, Frederick Clifton (1889), Pierce Genealogy, no. IV.: Being the Record of the Posterity of Capt. Michael, John And Capt. William Pierce, Who Came to this Country from England, Albany, NY: Frederick Clifton Pierce, p. 194