George H. Pierce

George H. Pierce (June 27, 1872 – October 22, 1967) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on June 27, 1872, in Humphrey, Cattaraugus County, New York, the son of Harlow Pierce (1833–1910) and Lydia (Stevens) Pierce. He attended the district schools and Ten Broeck Academy in Franklinville.[1] Then he read law, was admitted to the bar in 1898, and practiced law in Olean. On May 8, 1902, he married Caroline L. Smith, and their only son was Harlow William Pierce (1905–1948).[2]

He was a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Allegany; Police Justice of the Village of Allegany; President of the Board of Education of Allegany; Village Attorney of Allegany for four years;[3] and Mayor of Olean from 1924 to 1929.[4]

Pierce was a member of the New York State Senate from 1943 to 1962, sitting in the 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd and 173rd New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary from 1959[5] to 1962.

He died on October 22, 1967, in St. Francis Hospital in Olean, New York;[6] and was buried at the Allegany Cemetery in Allegany.

Sources

  1. New York Red Book (1961–1962; pg. 89)
  2. HARLOW W. PIERCE in the New York Times on March 14, 1948 (subscription required)
  3. Pierce genealogy at Ancestry.com
  4. Mayors of Olean at City of Olean official website [with portrait]
  5. SENATOR PIERCE, 86, TO HEAD LAW PANEL in the New York Times on January 8, 1959 (subscription required)
  6. George H. Pierce Is Dead at 95 in the New York Times on October 23, 1967 (subscription required)

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New York State Senate
Preceded by
James W. Riley
New York State Senate
51st District

1943–1944
Succeeded by
Allen J. Oliver
Preceded by
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New York State Senate
56th District

1945–1954
Succeeded by
Stanley J. Bauer
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New York State Senate
58th District

1955–1962
Succeeded by
Jeremiah J. Moriarty
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