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| Name | Benjamin Pierce |
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, New Hampshire , United States |
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December 25, 1757
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| Died | April 01, 1839
(81 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
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| Info | Benjamin Pierce (December 25, 1757-April 1, 1839), U.S. Democratic-Republican Party politician, He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1828 and from 1829 to 1830.
He was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He was a distinguished veteran of the Revolutionary War, serving under General George Washington. He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Following the war, he moved to Hillsborough, New Hampshire, and was assigned the task of forming the Hillsborough County, New Hampshire militia. In 1805, he was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned command of the New Hampshire state militia. Prior to becoming governor, he served twice as Sheriff of Hillsborough County from 1809 to 1812 and later from 1818 to 1827, and in the New Hampshire state legislature from 1789 to 1802.
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