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David Pierce Jr. (March 26, 1786 – August 16, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician who served in Vermont as State Auditor and as a state court judge.

Biography

Pierce was born in Southborough, Massachusetts, on March 26, 1786, and raised in Barnard, Vermont.

He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1811. He then taught school, studied law with Charles Marsh, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and established a law practice in Woodstock, Vermont.

Pierce was also interested in inventing and other scientific pursuits, and items he patented include a gold separator, a planing machine and a method for constructing watertight ship's holds.

In 1823, Pierce was elected State Auditor, and he served until 1845.

Pierce was named a judge of the court of common pleas in 1836, and he served until 1846.

Pierce died in Woodstock, Vermont, on August 16, 1872.

References

1. History of Barnard, Vermont: With Family Genealogies, 1761-1927], by William Monroe Newton, Volume 1, 1928, page 261
2. History of Woodstock, Vermont, by Henry Swan Dana, 1899, page 476
3. Journal of the Franklin Institute, published by the institute, Volume 57, 1854, page 160
4. Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents, published by U.S. Patent Office, Volume 2, 1871, page 503
5. Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, by Rev. George T. Chapman, 1867, page 156
6. History of Royalton, Vermont: With Family Genealogies, 1769-1911, by Mary Evelyn Wood Lovejoy, Volume 1, pages 319-320

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