Albert Henry Pierson (November 17, 1839 – March 17, 1918) was an American farmer, teacher, and politician from New York.
Life
Pierson was born on November 17, 1839, in
Reading, New York
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The Town of Reading is in the northern part of th ...
. He attended Watkins High School and Starkey Seminary.
During the
American Civil War
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, Pierson enlisted as a private and raised a company of volunteers. He was then mustered in as a captain of Company D, 179th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He received the brevet of major for his service, and served until the end of the war.
He was wounded during the
Siege of Petersburg
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. He drove off a drunken surgeon who was about to treat the wound with his revolver and demanded he be treated by the officers' surgeon, who managed to save his limb.
After the War, he worked as a farmer in
Trumansburg
Trumansburg is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2010 census. The name incorporates a misspelling of the surname of the founder, Abner Treman. The Tremans spelled their surname several differen ...
. He also taught school for fifteen years, and was a school commissioner for six years. He was the vice-president of the Tompkins County Agricultural Society and director of the Union Agricultural Society of Ulysses.
From 1885 to 1892, he served as
town supervisor
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of
Ulysses
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Ulysses may also refer ...
.
In 1891, Pierson was elected to the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Ass ...
as a
Republican, representing
Tompkins County
Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,740. The county seat is Ithaca. The name is in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice Preside ...
. He served in the Assembly in
1892
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Events
January
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins processing imm ...
and
1893
Events
January
* January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America.
* January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; th ...
.
Pierson's wife was Harriet. Their children were Mrs. W. B. McNinch, Grace R., Elvin. He was a trustee and deacon of the local
Baptist
Baptists are a Christian denomination, denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches ge ...
church.
Pierson died at home on March 17, 1918. He was buried in Grove Cemetery.
References
External links
*
The Political Graveyard'
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1839 births
1918 deaths
People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
Union army officers
Farmers from New York (state)
Schoolteachers from New York (state)
Town supervisors in New York (state)
Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
Baptists from New York (state)
People from Schuyler County, New York
People from Trumansburg, New York
19th-century Baptists
19th-century members of the New York State Legislature