PIERCE Rice Alexander , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Dresden, Weakley County,
Tenn., July 3, 1848; attended the common schools in Tennessee; during the Civil
War served in the…
PRICE William Pierce , a Representative from Georgia; born in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Ga., January
29, 1835; attended the common schools; was apprenticed to the printer's trade; moved to…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1911
Party: Republican FRYE William Pierce , a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, September 2, 1830; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1932-1935
Party: Democrat LONG Huey Pierce , a Senator from Louisiana; born on a farm near Winnfield, Winn Parish, La., August 30, 1893; attended the public schools at…
(Encyclopedia) Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Maine; coeducational; chartered 1794, opened 1802, named for James Bowdoin. One of the nation's older colleges, its alumni include Nathaniel Hawthorne,…
CAMPBELL John Pierce, Jr. , a Representative from Kentucky;
born near Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., December 8, 1820;
pursued an academic course;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar in…
(Encyclopedia) Hunkers, conservative faction of the Democratic party in New York state in the 1840s, so named because they were supposed to “hanker” or “hunker” after office. In opposition to them…
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