Benjamin Pierce
Former Governor of New Hampshire
Benjamin Pierce was an American politician who twice served as the governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1828 and from 1829 to 1830. Pierce fought during the American Revolutionary War before becoming a Democratic-Republican Party politician. Wikipedia
Born: December 25, 1757, Chelmsford, MA
Died: April 1, 1839 (age 81 years), Hillsborough, NH
Children: Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, Harriet B. Pierce Jameson, Franklin Pierce, and more
Party: Democratic-Republican Party
Grandchildren: Benjamin Pierce, Franklin Robert Pierce, and Franklin Pierce, Jr.
Previous offices: Governor of New Hampshire (1829–1830), Governor of New Hampshire (1827–1828), and New Hampshire State Representative (1789–1802)