Henry B. Pierce

Henry Bailey Pierce
15th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
In office
1876–1891
GovernorAlexander H. Rice
Thomas Talbot
John Davis Long
Benjamin F. Butler
George D. Robinson
Oliver Ames
John Q. A. Brackett
Preceded byOliver Warner
Succeeded byWilliam M. Olin
Personal details
BornAugust 6, 1841
Duxbury, Massachusetts
DiedApril 1898 (1898-05) (aged 56)
Abington, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)C. Elvira Carew; married October 19, 1861, b. September 26, 1839; died, April 9, 1862.
Augusta Arnold; married December 31, 1865, b. September. 6, 1841, d. February 10, 1882.
Fanny B. Pease; married April 25, 1883, b. Oct. 19, 1843.
ChildrenEugene E. Pierce, b. April 16, 1868;
Anne G. Pierce, b. May 31, 1877.
ResidenceAbington, Massachusetts
ProfessionInsurance executive
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of serviceOctober 14, 1861-July 10, 1865
RankCaptain
Unit23rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Henry Bailey Pierce (1841-1898) was a Massachusetts insurance executive and politician who served as Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1876 to 1891.