Harold Piercey

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Harold Piercey (born 1935) is an educator and former politician in Newfoundland. He represented Hermitage in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1971 to 1972. [1]

He was born in Pass Island. [1] He taught high school for 34 years, serving 15 as principal. Piercey and his wife Susie, who settled in Milltown, [2] had three children. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "A new Party. A new Era" (PDF). Liberal Party of Newfoundland.
  2. "Harold Piercey". Stories of Hope. Canadian Cancer Society.