Henry B. Pierce Explained

Henry Bailey Pierce
Office:15th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Governor:Alexander H. Rice
Thomas Talbot
John Davis Long
Benjamin F. Butler
George D. Robinson
Oliver Ames
John Q. A. Brackett
Predecessor:Oliver Warner
Successor:William M. Olin
Term Start:1876
Term End:1891
Birth Date:August 6, 1841
Birth Place:Duxbury, Massachusetts
Death Place:Abington, Massachusetts
Party:Republican Party
Profession:Insurance executive
Spouse:C. Elvira Carew; married October 19, 1861, b. September 26, 1839; died, April 9, 1862.
Augusta Arnold; married December 31, 1865, b. September. 6, 1841, d. February 10, 1882.
Fanny B. Pease; married April 25, 1883, b. Oct. 19, 1843.
Children:Eugene E. Pierce, b. April 16, 1868;
Anne G. Pierce, b. May 31, 1877.
Allegiance:United States of America
Union
Serviceyears:October 14, 1861-July 10, 1865
Battles:American Civil War

Henry Bailey Pierce (1841-1898) was a Massachusetts insurance executive and politician who served as Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1876 to 1891.

Early life

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

Family life

Pierce married three times, first to C. Elvira Carew, they were married on October 19, 1861, she died on April 9, 1862. Pierce then married Augusta Arnold on December 31, 1865, she died on February 10, 1882. On April 25, 1883, Pierce married his third wife Fanny B. Pease.

Children

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

Military service

Pierce served in the 23rd Regiment Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers during the American Civil War. Pierce enlisted on October 14, 1861, and he was discharged on July 10, 1865.

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, and the Boston manager or the American Surety Company.

Death

Pierce died at his home in Abington, Massachusetts, in April 1898.

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