William A. Pirce
Encyclopedia
William Almy Pirce was a U.S. Representative
from Rhode Island
.
Born in Hope, Rhode Island, Pirce attended the common schools and Smithville Seminary (now Lapham Institute). For ten years, he was a manager of his father's cotton mill's store and countingroom in Simmons Upper Village, Rhode Island. Pirce died in Johnston, Rhode Island
, March 5, 1891 and was interred in Swan Point Cemetery, Rhode Island.
Pirce was also a Justice of the Peace
and an assessor of taxes in Johnston, Rhode Island
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
.
Born in Hope, Rhode Island, Pirce attended the common schools and Smithville Seminary (now Lapham Institute). For ten years, he was a manager of his father's cotton mill's store and countingroom in Simmons Upper Village, Rhode Island. Pirce died in Johnston, Rhode Island
Johnston, Rhode Island
Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 28,769 at the 2010 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House a stone-ender museum and the only landfill in Rhode Island...
, March 5, 1891 and was interred in Swan Point Cemetery, Rhode Island.
Activities
| Date range | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1854–1863 | Manufactured cotton goods |
| 1855 | Served as a State senator |
| 1858, 1862 | Served as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Rhode Island House of Representatives The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have... |
| 1862–1873 | Served as an assessor of internal revenue for the second district of Rhode Island |
| 1863 | Appointed paymaster with rank of major in the State militia |
| 1879–1881 | Served as a member of the State House of Representatives |
| 1880 | Served as delegate to and member of the Republican National Convention |
| 1882 | Served in the Rhode Island Senate Rhode Island Senate The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year... |
| 1884 | Served as member of the Republican National Committee Republican National Committee The Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is... |
| March 4, 1885 to January 25, 1887 | Presented credentials as a Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... Member-elect to the Forty-ninth 49th United States Congress The Forty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years... Congress |
Pirce was also a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and an assessor of taxes in Johnston, Rhode Island
Johnston, Rhode Island
Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 28,769 at the 2010 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House a stone-ender museum and the only landfill in Rhode Island...
.