Charles Wilson Pierce (October 7, 1823 – February 18, 1907) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
.
Biography
Born in
Benton, New York, Pierce completed preparatory studies.
He moved with his father to
Sandusky, Ohio
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, in 1829, and from there to
Huntsville, Ohio
Huntsville is a village in Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 431 at the 2010 census.
History
Huntsville was platted in 1846, and named after Aaron L. Hunt, a government surveyor. The village was incorporated in December 1865 ...
, in 1847.
He moved to
Havana, Illinois
Havana is a city in Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,301 at the 2010 census, and 3,040 at a 2018 estimate. It is the county seat of Mason County.
History
Havana was a major ancient American settlement two thousand years ...
, in 1855.
During the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
enlisted in Company B,
Eighty-fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was elected first lieutenant.
He was appointed quartermaster June 14, 1864.
Commissioned major in 1865.
He settled in
Demopolis, Alabama.
Held various public offices.
Upon the readmission of Alabama to representation was elected as a
Republican
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Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
to the
Fortieth Congress and served from July 21, 1868, to March 3, 1869.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination.
He moved to Nebraska in 1872.
He served as member of the Nebraska State constitutional convention in 1875.
Pierce was elected to the State senate in 1877 and reelected in 1880.
He resigned in 1881 to become register of the United States land office, which position he held until May 1886.
He returned to his farm.
He died in
Hastings, Florida
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, February 18, 1907.
He was interred in the family plot on the home farm near
Waverly, Nebraska
Waverly is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,227 at the 2010 census.
History
Waverly was platted in 1870 when the railroad was extende ...
.
References
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1823 births
1907 deaths
Union Army officers
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama
People from Benton, New York
19th-century American politicians
People from Havana, Illinois
People from Sandusky, Ohio
People from Logan County, Ohio
People from Lancaster County, Nebraska
Military personnel from Illinois