Biography

08/29/1813 - 02/12/1868

PIERCE, Stephen, a Representative from Bradford County; born, August 29, 1813 in Smithfield Township, Bradford County, Pa.; attended, Clinton Liberal Institute; lawyer (1837-1867); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1841 term; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1842 term; farmer; member, County Democratic Committee; died, February 12, 1868 in Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; interred, Oak Hill Cemetery, Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.