Elias Davidson Pierce was one of the key figures in the gold rush in 1860 to Idaho

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Piece was a native of Ireland

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. He immigrated to the United States and lived in South Carolina and Indiana before going to California as part of the gold rush. In 1852 Pierce served in the California House of Representatives.

Pierce City, Idaho is named for Pierce.

Sources

• Leonard J. Arrington
  Leonard J. Arrington
  Leonard James Arrington was an author, academic and the founder of the Mormon History Association. He is known as the "Dean of Mormon History" and "the Father of Mormon History" because of his many influential contributions to the field.-Biographical background:Arrington was born in Twin Falls,...
  
  . History of Idaho, Vol. 1. (Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press, 1994) p. 183.
• Cleawater Historical Museum website
• Idaho State Reference Series paper on Pierce