Pierce, Thomas W. "Thos."
Territorial House 1856 (District 11)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Carver, Davis (defunct), Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/23/1825 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Pennsylvania
Birth County:
Lancaster
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Thos.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Builder/Contractor/Carpenter/President, Protective Association (Defended Claims from Land Jumpers)
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Margaretta Moss (married in 1849)
Children:
Two children: Frederick W., and Laura Jennie
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists 1825 as his birth year; Warner, George E. History of Hennepin County and The City of Minneapolis, 1881, North Star Publishing, p. 351 lists 1823. The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873 lists him as being 30 years old in 1856.
Toensing lists his city of residence as Richfield. The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873 lists Minneapolis.
He moved to St. Anthony, Minnesota in 1852.
Body: Territorial House
District: 11
Elected: 10/9/1855
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/2/1856 to 1/6/1857
Counties Represented:
Carver, Davis (defunct), Hennepin
Occupation: Builder/Contractor/Carpenter/President, Protective Association (Defended Claims from Land Jumpers)
Party:
Not Available
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