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
Chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen
In office
1861–1862
Preceded byOtis Clapp
Succeeded byThomas Phillips Rich
In office
1859–1860
Preceded byJoseph Wrightman
Succeeded byOtis Clapp
Member of the Boston Board of Aldermen
In office
1859–1860
Preceded byJoseph Wightman
Succeeded byOtis Clapp
In office
January 1857 – January, 1862
In office
January, 1863 – January, 1864
Personal details
BornFebruary 15, 1793[1]
United States Scituate, Massachusetts[1][2]
DiedAugust 27, 1879 (1879-08-28) (aged 86)[3]
United States Boston, Massachusetts
OccupationGrocer and politician
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Political offices

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Peirce served as chairman and a member of the Boston Board of Aldermen.

Military service

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From 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b City Clerk Statistics, 1920. p. 210.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Clapp, John Bouvé (1915), A century of service, 1815-1915, Boston, MA.: Silas Peirce & Co Limited, p. 34
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Clapp, 1915. p. 8.
  6. ^ 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
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the
Board of Aldermen
of Boston, Massachusetts

1859–1860
Succeeded by
Otis Clapp