Henry L. Pierce

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Henry L. Pierce

Henry Lillie Pierce, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Mass., August 23, 1825; pursued classical studies; attended the State normal school at Bridgewater, Mass.; engaged in manufacturing; member of the State house of representatives 1860-1862 and in 1866; member of the Boston Board of Aldermen in 1870 and 1871; mayor of Boston in 1873; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Whiting; reelected to the Forty-fourth Congress and served from December 1, 1873, to March 3, 1877; declined to be a candidate for renomination; again mayor of Boston in 1878; died in Boston, Mass., December 17, 1896; interment in Dorchester Burying Ground, Dorchester, Mass.

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Preceded by William Gaston	Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1873	Succeeded by Leonard R. Cutter
Preceded by Frederick O. Prince	Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1878	Succeeded by Frederick O. Prince
Preceded by William Whiting	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1877	Succeeded by Walbridge A. Field