Joshua C. Pierce (December 8, 1830 – June 13, 1904) was an American businessman and politician. Pierce was born in

Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in southern New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 91,322, the second-largest in northern New England after nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester. Along with Manc ...

, and attended the Academy of New Hampshire to take a surveying course. He settled in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1855 with his wife and family. Pierce was involved with the banking and land businesses in Red Wing. A

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

, Pierce served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1872.''History of Goodhue County, Minnesota'', Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge (editor), H.C. Cooper, Jr. and Company, Chicago, Illinois, Biographical Sketch of Joshua C. Pierce, pg. 9-10

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1830 births 1904 deaths Politicians from Nashua, New Hampshire People from Red Wing, Minnesota Businesspeople from Minnesota Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives {{Minnesota-politician-stub