William A. Pirce
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William Almy Pirce (February 29, 1824 - March 5, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.
Born in Hope, Rhode Island, Pirce attended the common schools and Smithville Seminary (now Lapham Institute). For ten years, he was a manager of his father's cotton mill's store and countingroom in Simmons Upper Village, Rhode Island. Pirce died in Johnston, Rhode Island, March 5, 1891 and was interred in Swan Point Cemetery, Rhode Island.
[edit] Activities
| Date range | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1854-1863 | Manufactured cotton goods |
| 1855 | Served as a State senator |
| 1858, 1862 | Served as a member of the State House of Representatives |
| 1862-1873 | Served as an assessor of internal revenue for the second district of Rhode Island |
| 1863 | Appointed paymaster with rank of major in the State militia |
| 1879-1881 | Served as a member of the State House of Representatives |
| 1880 | Served as delegate to and member of the Republican National Convention |
| 1882 | Served in the State Senate |
| 1884 | Served as member of the Republican National Committee |
| March 4, 1885 to January 25, 1887 | Presented credentials as a Republican Member-elect to the Forty-ninth Congress |
Pirce was also in the Justice of the Peace and was an assessor of taxes in Johnston, Rhode Island.
