Robert W. Pierce

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Robert W. Pierce was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1]

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Biography

Pierce was born on February 14, 1821, in Buckland, Massachusetts. He died in 1914. [2]

Career

Pierce was a member of the Assembly during the 1883 and 1885 sessions. [3] He was a Republican.

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References

  1. THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1883. p. 497.
  2. "Pierce, Robert W." Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  3. Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 167.