David Pierce Jr. (March 26, 1786 – August 16, 1872) was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served State Auditor and as a state court judge.

Biography

Pierce was born in Southboro, Massachusetts March 26, 1786 and raised in Barnard, Vermont.[1]

He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1811. He then taught school, studied law with Charles Marsh, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and established a law practice in Woodstock, Vermont.[2]

Pierce was also interested in inventing and other scientific pursuits, and items he patented include a gold separator, a planing machine and a method for constructing watertight ship's holds.[3][4]

In 1823 Pierce was elected State Auditor, and he served until 1845.[5]

Pierce was named a judge of the court of common pleas in 1836, and he served until 1846.[6]

He died in Woodstock on August 16, 1872. He was buried at River Street Cemetery in Woodstock.[7]

References

  1. ↑ History of Barnard, Vermont: With Family Genealogies, 1761-1927], by William Monroe Newton, Volume 1, 1928, page 261
  2. ↑ History of Woodstock, Vermont, by Henry Swan Dana, 1899, page 476
  3. ↑ Journal of the Franklin Institute, published by the institute, Volume 57, 1854, page 160
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents, published by U.S. Patent Office, Volume 2, 1871, page 503
  5. ↑ Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, by Rev. George T. Chapman, 1867, page 156
  6. ↑ History of Royalton, Vermont: With Family Genealogies, 1769-1911, by Mary Evelyn Wood Lovejoy, Volume 1, pages 319-320
  7. ↑ David Pierce Jr. at Find a Grave


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