Henry B. Pierce

Henry Bailey Pierce was a Massachusetts insurance executive[2] and politician who served as Secretary of the Commonwealth[2][3] from 1876 to 1891.

Henry Bailey Pierce
15th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
In office
1876–1891
GovernorAlexander H. Rice
Thomas Talbot
John Davis Long
Benjamin F. Butler
George D. Robinson
Oliver Ames
John Q. A. Brackett
Preceded byOliver Warner
Succeeded byWilliam M. Olin
Personal details
BornAugust 6, 1841[1]
Duxbury, Massachusetts[1]
DiedApril 1898 (1898-05) (aged 56)[2][3]
Abington, Massachusetts[1]
Political partyRepublican
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]
ChildrenEugene E. Pierce, b. April 16, 1868;[5]
Anne G. Pierce, b. May 31, 1877.[5]
ResidenceAbington, Massachusetts[1]
ProfessionInsurance executive
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnion Army[1]
Years of serviceOctober 14, 1861-July 10, 1865[5]
RankCaptain[1]
Unit23rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry[1][5]
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
[1]

Early life

Pierce was born on August 6, 1841, in Duxbury, Massachusetts.[1]

Family life

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]

Children

Pierce had two children, Eugene E. Pierce, born on April 16, 1868,[5] and Anne G. Pierce, born May 31, 1877.[5]

Military service

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]

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Pierce served as Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth for sixteen years, from 1876 to 1891.

Business career

Pierce was the president of the Abington Mutual Fire Insurance Company,[2] and the Boston manager or the American Surety Company.[2]

Death

Pierce died at his home in Abington, Massachusetts, in April 1898.[1][2]

References
  1. The New York Times (April 15, 1898), "Henry Bailey Pierce", The New York Times, New York, New York, p. 7
  2. The Weekly Underwriter (April 16, 1898), The Weekly Underwriter, Vol. LVIII, No. 16, New York, NY: The Weekly Underwriter, p. 281
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
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