Rice Alexander Pierce
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Rice Alexander Pierce | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district | |
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
Preceded by | Charles B. Simonton |
Succeeded by | Presley T. Glass |
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | |
Preceded by | Presley T. Glass |
Succeeded by | James C. McDearmon |
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905 | |
Preceded by | James C. McDearmon |
Succeeded by | Finis J. Garrett |
Personal details | |
Born | July 3, 1848 Dresden, Tennessee, United States |
Died | July 12, 1936 Union City, Tennessee | (aged 88)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Hunter Pierce |
Profession | Attorney politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Unit | Eighth Tennessee Cavalry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Rice Alexander Pierce (July 3, 1848 – July 12, 1936) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.
Biography
Pierce was born on July 3, 1848, in
London, Ontario, Canada and studied law in Halifax, North Carolina. He was admitted to the bar of the supreme court in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1868.[1]
Career
In 1869, Pierce commenced practice in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. He served as mayor in 1872. He was elected the district attorney general of the twelfth judicial circuit in 1874. He was re-elected in 1878 and served until 1883.
Elected as a
Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1905.[2]
When Pierce was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the
Fifty-ninth Congress
in 1904, he resumed the practice of law in Union City, Tennessee. He was chairman of the state Democratic State campaign committee in 1929.
Death
Pierce died in Union City, Tennessee, on July 12, 1936 (age 88 years, 9 days). He was interred in the City Cemetery.[3]
References
- ^ "Rice Alexander Pierce". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Rice Alexander Pierce". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Rice Alexander Pierce". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Rice Alexander Pierce (id: P000337)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Rice Alexander Pierce at Find a Grave