Silas Peirce (February 15, 1793 – August 27, 1879) was an American grocer and politician who founded the wholesale grocer[4] Silas Peirce & Co, in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] in April, 1815.[5] The grocery firm of Silas Peirce & Co., Ltd. lasted 111 years.[4]
Silas Peirce | |
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| Chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1861–1862 | |
| Preceded by | Otis Clapp |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Phillips Rich |
| In office 1859–1860 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Wrightman |
| Succeeded by | Otis Clapp |
| Member of the Boston Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1859–1860 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Wightman |
| Succeeded by | Otis Clapp |
| In office January 1857 – January, 1862 | |
| In office January, 1863 – January, 1864 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1793[1] Scituate, Massachusetts[1][2] |
| Died | August 27, 1879 (aged 86)[3] Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Grocer and politician |
| Signature |  |
Political offices
editPeirce served as chairman and a member of the Boston Board of Aldermen.
Military service
editFrom 1816 to 1822, Peirce served in the First Regiment, Third Brigade, Fourth Division of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia.[2] In 1821 Peirce joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.[6]
Archives and records
edit- Silas Peirce & Company records at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.
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Silas Peirce's Business card circa 1822
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b City Clerk Statistics, 1920. p. 210.
- ^ a b c Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1897), History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Vol. II - 1738-1821, Boston, MA.: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, p. 449
- ^ Clapp, John Bouvé (1915), A century of service, 1815-1915, Boston, MA.: Silas Peirce & Co Limited, p. 34
- ^ a b 111-Year-Old Firm Loses Its Identity Silas Peirce & Co., Ltd., in New Consolidation, Boston, MA.: Christian Science Monitor, Apr 28, 1926, p. 4B
- ^ Clapp, 1915. p. 8.
- ^ Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1897), History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts 1637-1888, Volume 2 1738-1821, Boston, MA.: The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, pp. 426, 449
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