Henry L. Pierce
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Henry Lillie Pierce, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Mass., August 23, 1825; pursued classical studies; attended the State normal school at Bridgewater, Mass.; engaged in manufacturing; member of the State house of representatives 1860-1862 and in 1866; member of the Boston Board of Aldermen in 1870 and 1871; mayor of Boston in 1873; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Whiting; reelected to the Forty-fourth Congress and served from December 1, 1873, to March 3, 1877; declined to be a candidate for renomination; again mayor of Boston in 1878; died in Boston, Mass., December 17, 1896; interment in Dorchester Burying Ground, Dorchester, Mass.
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| Preceded by William Gaston |
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1873 |
Succeeded by Leonard R. Cutter |
| Preceded by Frederick O. Prince |
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1878 |
Succeeded by Frederick O. Prince |
| Preceded by William Whiting |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
Succeeded by Walbridge A. Field |
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