Pierpont may refer to:

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Francis Harrison Pierpont Francis Harrison Pierpont (January 25, 1814March 24, 1899), called the "Father of West Virginia," was an American lawyer and politician who achieved prominence during the American Civil War. During the conflict's first two years, Pierpont served ...

(1814–1899), Governor of Virginia *

Harry Pierpont Harry "Pete" Pierpont (October 13, 1902 – October 17, 1934) was a Prohibition era gangster, convicted murderer and bank robber. He was a friend and mentor to John Dillinger. Described as handsome and soft-spoken, Pierpont was a bright, natural-b ...

(1902–1934), Prohibition-era gangster *

James Pierpont (minister) James Pierpont ''or'' Pierrepont (January 4, 1659 – November 22, 1714) was a Congregationalist minister who is credited with the founding of Yale University in the United States. Early life Pierpont was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on ...

(1659–1714), founder of Yale University *

James Lord Pierpont James Lord Pierpont (April 25, 1822 – August 5, 1893)Lewis, DaveJames Pierpont Biography, AllMusic, retrieved December 16, 2011 was an American songwriter , arranger, organist, Confederate States soldier, and composer, best known for writing ...

(1822–1893), musician and soldier *

James Pierpont (mathematician) James P. Pierpont (June 16, 1866 – December 9, 1938) was a Connecticut-born American mathematician. His father Cornelius Pierpont was a wealthy New Haven businessman. He did undergraduate studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, initial ...

(1866–1938), American mathematician *

John Pierpont John Pierpont (April 6, 1785 – August 27, 1866) was an American poet, who was also successively a teacher, lawyer, merchant, and Unitarian minister. His poem '' The Airs of Palestine'' made him one of the best-known poets in the U.S. in his da ...

(1785–1866), American poet, teacher, lawyer, merchant, and minister *

Lena Pierpont Lena Pierpont (September 13, 1883 – October 21, 1958) was the mother of Prohibition gangster Harry Pierpont. Her fierce loyalty to her son and his compatriots led to her arrest on numerous occasions by police in an attempt to ascertain her son's ...

(1883–1958), Prohibition-era figure * Pierpont (Australian Financial Review) (born 1937), alter-ego of Trevor Sykes, financial journalist

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John Pierpont Morgan John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became kno ...

(1837–1913), American financier and banker * John Pierpont Morgan, Jr. (1867–1943), American banker, finance executive, and philanthropist *

Samuel Pierpont Langley Samuel Pierpont Langley (August 22, 1834 – February 27, 1906) was an American aviation pioneer, astronomer and physicist who invented the bolometer. He was the third secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and a professor of astronomy a ...

(1834–1906), American astronomer, and physicist, inventor

Places in the United States

Pierpont, South Dakota Pierpont is a town in northwestern Day County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 129 at the 2020 census. The town was founded in 1883 and takes its name from a railroad officer. Geography According to the United States Census Bu ...

* Pierpont, Ohio *

Pierpont Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio Pierpont Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,158 people in the township. Geography Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships: * Monro ...

* Pierpont, Monongalia County, West Virginia *

Pierpont, Wyoming County, West Virginia Pierpont is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along the Slab Fork and West Virginia Route 54 West Virginia Route 54 is a north–south state highway located in southern West Virginia. The southern ...

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Places in the United States

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