Henry L. Pierce

22nd & 26th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
Henry Lillie Pierce

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

Born	August 23, 1825 Stoughton, Massachusetts
Died	December 17, 1896 Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican

Henry Lillie Pierce was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Stoughton on August 23, 1825. He pursued classical studies, attended the State normal school at Bridgewater, and engaged in manufacturing. He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a member of the Boston Board of Aldermen, and served as Mayor of Boston. Pierce was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Whiting. He was reelected to the Forty-fourth Congress and served from December 1, 1873, to March 3, 1877. He declined to be a candidate for renomination, was again Mayor of Boston in 1878, and died in that city on December 17, 1896. His interment was in Dorchester Burying Ground.

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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