William A. Pirce

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.

Activities

Date range Activity
1854–1863 Manufactured cotton goods
1855 Served as a State senator
1858, 1862 Served as a member of the Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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 a Justice of the Peace and an assessor of taxes in Johnston, Rhode Island.

Source

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Nathan F. Dixon III
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district

1885-1887
Succeeded by
Charles H. Page
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