Henry B. Pierce

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

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

The New York Times (April 15, 1898), Henry Bailey Pierce, New York, New York: The New York Times, p. 7
The Weekly Underwriter (April 16, 1909), The Weekly Underwriter, Vol. LVIII, No. 16, New York, NY: The Weekly Underwriter, p. 281 Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
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
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.
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.

External links

New York Times Obituary

Political offices
Preceded by Oliver Warner	15th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth 1876–1891	Succeeded by William M. Olin

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[NYTimesApril151898p7-1] The New York Times (April 15, 1898), Henry Bailey Pierce, New York, New York: The New York Times, p. 7

[The_Weekly_Underwriter-2] The Weekly Underwriter (April 16, 1909), The Weekly Underwriter, Vol. LVIII, No. 16, New York, NY: The Weekly Underwriter, p. 281 Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)

[BosGlobe_April_17,_1898-3] 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

[Pierce_Genealogyp193-4] 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.

[Pierce_Genealogyp194-5] 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.