Pierce, Joshua C. "J.C."
House 1872 (District 16)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Goodhue
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/8/1830 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Nashua, New Hampshire
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/13/1904
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.C.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Red Wing
Occupation (when first elected):
Banker, President and Founder; Pierce, Simmons and Company Bank/Former Land Business; Smith, Towne and Company
EDUCATION
Academy of New Hampshire; Secondary; Surveying Course
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married (twice)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1832 with a question mark. History of Goodhue County, Minnesota, 1909 lists 1830.
He moved to Red Wing, Minnesota in 1855.
He was "elected on the Democratic ticket." (History of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909, p. 10.)
Elected: 11/7/1871
Residence: Red Wing
Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 1/6/1873
Counties Represented:
Goodhue
Occupation: Banker, President and Founder; Pierce, Simmons and Company Bank/Former Land Business; Smith, Towne and Company
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: He was "elected on the Democratic ticket." (History of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909, p. 10.)
Committees:
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Agriculture and Manufactures
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Joint Apportionment
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Railroads