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[2][3] Abington, Massachusetts[1] | (aged 56)
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.
Pierce was born on August 6, 1841, in Duxbury, Massachusetts.[1]
Pierce married three times, first to C. Elvira Carew, they were married on October 19, 1861, she died on April 9, 1862.[4] Pierce then married Augusta Arnold on December 31, 1865, she died on February 10, 1882.[4] On April 25, 1883, Pierce married his third wife Fanny B. Pease.[4]
Pierce had two children, Eugene E. Pierce, born on April 16, 1868,[5] and Anne G. Pierce, born May 31, 1877.[5]
Pierce served in the 23rd Regiment Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers[1][5] during the American Civil War.[1] Pierce enlisted on October 14, 1861, and he was discharged on July 10, 1865.[5]
Pierce served as Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth for sixteen years, from 1876 to 1891.
Pierce was the president of the Abington Mutual Fire Insurance Company,[2] and the Boston manager or the American Surety Company.[2]
Pierce died at his home in Abington, Massachusetts, in April 1898.[1][2]