George H. Pierce (June 27, 1872 – October 22, 1967) was an American lawyer and Senator from
New York
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Life
He was born on June 27, 1872, in
Humphrey
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Cattaraugus County, New York
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, the son of Harlow Pierce (1833–1910) and Lydia (Stevens) Pierce. He attended the district schools and Ten Broeck Academy in
Franklinville. Then he read law, was admitted to the bar in 1898, and practiced law in Olean. On May 8, 1902, he married Caroline L. Smith, and their only son was Harlow William Pierce (1905–1948).
He was a
Justice of the Peace
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in the
Town of Allegany; Police Justice of the
Village of Allegany; President of the Board of Education of Allegany; Village Attorney of Allegany for four years; and Mayor of
Olean from 1924 to 1929.
Pierce was a member of the
New York State Senate
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Partisan com ...
from 1943 to 1962, sitting in the
164th,
165th,
166th,
167th,
168th,
169th,
170th,
171st,
172nd and
173rd New York State Legislature
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s. He was Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary from 1959 to 1962.
He died on October 22, 1967, in St. Francis Hospital in
Olean, New York
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;
''George H. Pierce Is Dead at 95''
in the '' New York Times'' on October 23, 1967 (subscription required) and was buried at the Allegany Cemetery in Allegany.
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1872 births
1967 deaths
People from Cattaraugus County, New York
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Mayors of places in New York (state)
People from Allegany, New York
People from Olean, New York