Pierse
Pierse is both a surname and a given name. The name originated from the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain during the late Middle Ages, meaning "son of Peter". Notable people with the surname or given name include: Surname *Annamay Pierse (born 1983), Canadian swimmer *Catherine Pierse, Irish solicitor *Peter Pierse (1947-1991), Australian rugby league referee *Toddy Pierse (1898-1968), Irish Gaelic footballer Given *Pierse Loftus (1877-1956), Irish-born British businessman and politician *Pierse Long (1739-1789), American merchant *Pierse Joseph Mackesy (1883-1956), Irish-born British Army officer See also *Peirse (other) *Pierce (other) *Piers (other) Piers may refer to: * Pier, a raised structure over a body of water * Pier (architecture), an architectural support * Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name) * Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetages ...

Annamay Pierse
Annamay Pierse (born December 5, 1983) is a former competitive swimmer who represented Canada in major international swimming championships including the Summer Olympics, FINA World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships. Pierse grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, and attended the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the oldest of five sisters – all competitive swimmers – with one better and one younger brother. Pierse was a breaststroke specialist and the holder of several Canadian records both long course and short course. She was formerly the world record-holder in the 200-metre long course breaststroke until Rebecca Soni beat her time by 12 hundredths of a second during the 200-metre semifinals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On April 2, 2008 she placed first at the Canadian Olympic Trials in 100-metre breaststroke thereby qualifying her for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she f ...
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Pierse Long
Pierse Long (1739 – April 13, 1789) was an American merchant from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He served as a colonel of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War and served as a New Hampshire delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1785 and 1786. Pierse was the son of an Irish immigrant (also Pierse) who had originally traded with Portsmouth merchants from Ireland. Around 1730, he moved to Portsmouth to open a store. In Portsmouth, Pierse Sr. married and had two daughters and a son, Pierse, who was born in 1739. He died only a year or two later. Young Pierse received a limited education, then was apprenticed to another merchant, Robert Trail. After his apprenticeship, Pierse became a merchant in his own right, exporting timber to the West Indies and importing goods from England and Ireland. He prospered in business and became active in the militia and in civic affairs. As the Revolution neared, he became a member of Portsmouth's Committee of Safety. In 1774, he par ...
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Catherine Pierse
Catherine Pierse is an Irish solicitor who has been the Director of Public Prosecutions since November 2021. Early life Pierse comes from Listowel, County Kerry. She studied at University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one .... She obtained a master's degree in governance from the Queen's University Belfast in 2011. Legal career She qualified as a solicitor in 2001. She first worked as criminal defence solicitor, including as a trial lawyer at Kelleher and O'Doherty solicitors. She later worked as a legal adviser to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and was a lawyer at the Central Bank of Ireland. She was the head of legal, policy and research at the Policing Authority between 2016 and 2018. Her final position before becoming Director ...
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Peter Pierse
Peter Pierse (died 4 September 1991) was an Australian rugby league referee. Pierse began his refereeing career in the Newtown District Junior Rugby League. He was subsequently graded to referee in the New South Wales Rugby League The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ... (NSWRL). He refereed two first grade matches in 1981. References External linksPeter Pierse, of Eastlakes, at his office desk after his promotion to refereeing first grade matches of Rugby League. 1991 deaths People from New South Wales Australian rugby league referees Rugby league referees from Newtown 1947 births {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub ...
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Toddy Pierse
Thomas Edward "Toddy" Pierse (21 July 1898 – 11 October 1968) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Wexford and Dublin county teams spanned seven seasons from 1918 until 1924. Pierse first played competitive football on the inter-county scene as a member of the Wexford senior team in 1918. He won an All-Ireland medal that year as Wexford won a record fourth successive championship. In 1921 Pierse joined the Dublin senior team and went on to win back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1921 and 1922. He also won three Leinster medals. Pierse ended his career back with the Wexford team in 1924. Honours ;University College Dublin *Sigerson Cup (2): 1920 (c), 1924 ;Wexford *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1918 *Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 1918 ;Dublin *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1921, 1922 *Leinster Senior Football Championship (2): 1921, 1922 Events January * January 7 – Dá ...
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Pierse Joseph Mackesy
Major-General Pierse Joseph Mackesy, (5 April 1883 – 8 June 1956), born in Dublin, Ireland was a British Army officer who, early in the Second World War, led the attempt to recapture Narvik in April–May 1940 in the ill-fated Norwegian campaign. Biography Mackesy was the son of Lieutenant-General William Henry Mackesy, and was educated at St Paul's and RMA, Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant on 23 August 1902. Mackesy became a survey specialist in the Gold Coast (Ghana) in 1911. The first eighteen months of his First World War service were in West Africa. Thereafter he served in France, where he was awarded the MC. As a captain he was Officer Commanding 518th (1/4th London) Field Company, Royal Engineers, from 1 June 1917 to 22 March 1918. A staff officer with the North Russia Relief Force in 1919, he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order before joining the Military Mission to South Russia in 1920. ...
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Pierse Loftus
Pierse Creagh Loftus (29 November 1877 – 20 January 1956) was an Irish-born British businessman and Conservative Party politician. A notable figure in the public life of Lowestoft and East Suffolk for several decades, he sat in the House of Commons from 1934 to 1945 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lowestoft division of Suffolk. Early life Loftus was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland. When he was eight years old, he and his brother changed their surnames to Loftus, adopting their grandmother's maiden name. He was educated at St. Augustine's School in Ramsgate and at The Oratory School in Birmingham. After working in South Africa for three years, where he served with the Maritzburg Defence Force in 1899, he returned to England; in 1902 he bought a share in Adnams Brewery, in Southwold, with his brother Jack. In the First World War he served with the Suffolk Regiment in France, reaching the rank of captain. He was elected to East Suffolk County Council in 1922, ...
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Peirse (other)
Peirse may refer to: People with the surname *Henry Peirse (1750s-1824), English politician * Richard Peirse (Royal Navy officer) (1860-1940), English Royal Navy officer *Richard Peirse (1892-1970), English RAF commander * Richard Peirse (RAF officer) (1931-2014), English RAF officer *Sarah Peirse, New Zealand actress People with the double-barrelled name * Beresford-Peirse baronets * Noel Beresford-Peirse (1887-1953), British Army officer See also * Peirce (other) * Pierse * Piers (other) * Pierce (other) Pierce may refer to: Places Canada * Pierce Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia United States * Pierce, Colorado * Pierce, Idaho * Pierce, Illinois * Pierce, Kentucky * Pierce, Nebraska * Pierce, Texas * Pierce, West ...

Pierce (other)
Pierce may refer to: Places Canada * Pierce Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia United States * Pierce, Colorado * Pierce, Idaho * Pierce, Illinois * Pierce, Kentucky * Pierce, Nebraska * Pierce, Texas * Pierce, West Virginia * Pierce, Wisconsin * Mount Pierce (New Hampshire), a peak in the White Mountains * Pierce County (other), several places Organizations * Pierce Biotechnology, an American biotechnology company focused on protein biology * Pierce Manufacturing, an American manufacturer of fire trucks * Franklin Pierce Law Center, a law school in Concord, New Hampshire * Franklin Pierce University, a liberal arts college in Rindge, New Hampshire People * Pierce (given name) * Pierce (surname) Other uses * Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company * Pierce Washington, one of the main characters of '' Saints Row 2'' and '' Saints Row: The Third'' * Pierce oscillator, an electronic oscillator * Pierce's disease, a grape disease * Pierce Protein Assay ...
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