Henry L. Pierce

Henry Lillie Pierce
Pierce, circa 1870–1880
Mayor of Boston
In office
1878–1879
Preceded byFrederick O. Prince
Succeeded byFrederick O. Prince
In office
1872–1873
Preceded byWilliam Gaston
Succeeded bySamuel C. Cobb
Leonard R. Cutter (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 3rd district
In office
December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byWilliam Whiting
Succeeded byWalbridge A. Field
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1860 – 1862, 1866
Personal details
BornAugust 23, 1825
Stoughton, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 17, 1896(1896-12-17) (aged 71)
Boston, Massachusetts
Resting placeDorchester Burying Ground
Political partyRepublican

Henry Lillie Pierce (August 23, 1825 – December 17, 1896) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Stoughton. He attended the State normal school at Bridgewater, and was engaged in manufacturing. He served as mayor of Boston and as a Republican in the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses of the United States. He declined to be a candidate for renomination, was elected again as mayor of Boston in 1877, and died in that city on December 17, 1896. His interment was in Dorchester South Burying Ground.


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