Lewis W. Pierce

Lewis Woodward Pierce (November 10, 1810 – January 26, 1882) was an American politician from Plattsburgh, New York.

Life

Pierce was born on November 10, 1810, in Jackson, New York, the son of Earl Pierce.[1]

In 1821, Pierce moved to AuSable with his parents. He attended the Keeseville and Portland academies. In 1831, he moved to Jay, where he was involved in the sale of goods and manufacture of iron. When his father died in 1836, he returned to AuSable and became the acting administrator of his father's estate. In 1849, he moved to Plattsburgh. He almost continuously held a town office from 1833 to 1850. He served as Deputy Collector of Customs and Clerk in the Custom House at Plattsburgh from 1851 to 1854. In 1853, he was elected County Clerk of Clinton County, an office he held for three years.[1]

Pierce was elected County Clerk as a Whig. In 1858, he was elected to the New York State Assembly with a union of the Republican and American parties, representing Clinton County. He was elected over the Democratic incumbent Zephaniah C. Platt. He served in the Assembly in 1859.[2] He then spent five years serving as cashier and clerk of Clinton Prison. In 1864, he was named deputy collector, clerk, cashier, and special deputy of the Plattsburgh Custom House. He retired from there in 1876.[3]

Pierce was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. In 1834, he married Perley H. Sanford, daughter of Reuben Sanford. Their children were Edgar W., Ann M., Mary H., Fred E., and Martha E.[3]

Pierce died at home on January 26, 1882.[4] His funeral was held at his home, with the local clergymen conducting the service.[5] He was buried in Riverside Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Murphy, William D. (1859). Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1859. Albany, N.Y.: C. Van Benthuysen. p. 210 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ The Evening Journal Almanac, 1859. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. 1859. p. 48 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ a b Pierce, Frederic Beech (1882). Pierce Genealogy, Being the Record of the Posterity of Thomas Pierce, an Early Inhabitant of Charlestown, and Afterwards Charlestown Village (Woburn), in New England, with Wills, Inventories, Biographical Sketches, Etc. Worcester, M.A.: Charles Hamilton. pp. 308–309 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Sudden Death of Elder L. W. Pierce". The Plattsburgh Sentinel. Vol. 27, no. 35. Plattsburgh, N.Y. 27 January 1882. p. 3 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
  5. ^ "The funeral of L. W. Pierce". The Plattsburgh Sentinel. Vol. 27, no. 36. Plattsburgh, N.Y. 3 February 1882. p. 3 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
  6. ^ "Riverside Cemetery - Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York". Northern New York Tombstone Transcription Project. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
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