Charles Wilson Pierce (October 7, 1823 – February 18, 1907) was a

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from

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Biography

Born in

Benton, New York Benton is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Yates County, New York, Yates County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2010 census. The town is named after an early resident, Levi Benton (17 ...

, Pierce completed preparatory studies. He moved with his father to

Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky ( ) is a city in Erie County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo, Ohio, Toledo ( west) and Cleveland ( east). At the 2020 United Stat ...

, in 1829, and from there to Huntsville, Ohio, in 1847. He moved to

Havana, Illinois Havana is a city and the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,963 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 3,301 tabulated in 2010. History Havana was a major ancient American settlement two thousan ...

, in 1855. During the

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enlisted in Company B, Eighty-fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was elected first lieutenant. He was appointed quartermaster June 14, 1864. Commissioned major in 1865. He settled in

Demopolis, Alabama Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, Alabama, Marengo County, in west-central Alabama. The population was 7,162 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city lies at the confluence of the Black Warrior River and Tombigbee ...

. Held various public offices. Upon the readmission of Alabama to representation was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress and served from July 21, 1868, to March 3, 1869. He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He moved to Nebraska in 1872. He served as member of the Nebraska State constitutional convention in 1875. Pierce was elected to the State senate in 1877 and reelected in 1880. He resigned in 1881 to become register of the United States land office, which position he held until May 1886. He returned to his farm. He died in

Hastings, Florida Hastings is an unincorporated census-designated place and agricultural center in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, southwest of St. Augustine. It was formerly an incorporated town, but it was dissolved in 2018 after a vote by residen ...

, February 18, 1907. He was interred in the family plot on the home farm near

Waverly, Nebraska Waverly is a city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,279 at the 2020 census. History Waverly was platted in 1870 when the railroad was extended ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pierce, Charles Wilson 1823 births 1907 deaths Union army officers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama People from Benton, New York People from Havana, Illinois People from Sandusky, Ohio People from Logan County, Ohio People from Lancaster County, Nebraska Military personnel from Illinois 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Alabama Legislature