Pierce H. Cahill (January 9, 1869 – January 26, 1935) was a member of the South Dakota Senate from 1901 to 1904. Cahill was born in

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. He moved with his parents to

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, where he was educated. In 1889, Cahill moved to South Dakota, where he became a farmer and livestock dealer. He lived in Albee in

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. He was a Republican. He died of internal injuries at the hospital in

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after a car-train accident at Albee.

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* People from Grant County, South Dakota People from Beetown, Wisconsin Republican Party South Dakota state senators Businesspeople from South Dakota 1869 births 1935 deaths People from Green Lake, Wisconsin Road incident deaths in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-politician-stub