Wallace R. Pierson
Wallace R. Pierson | |
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_portrait.jpg) Photo of Pierson, c. 1910 | |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 33rd district | |
| In office 1923–1930 | |
| Succeeded by | Don Cambria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wallace Rogers Pierson |
| Died | (aged 66) Cromwell, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | West Cemetery Cromwell, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Emily Pierson (sister) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Agricultural College |
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Wallace Rogers Pierson (died November 4, 1946) was an American politician and florist from Connecticut. He served in the Connecticut Senate from 1923 to 1930.
Early life
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Wallace Rogers Pierson[1] was born to Margaret (née Allison) and Andrew N. Pierson.[2] His sister was suffragist Emily Pierson.[3][4] He graduated from Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1901.[5]
Career
Following graduation, Pierson was associated with his father's greenhouses and his company A. N. Pierson Inc. After his father died in 1925, he became president of the firm.[5] The plant in Cromwell, Connecticut, expanded to have 30 acres (12 ha) under glass and have 200 acres (81 ha) of nursery stock.[5] In 1913, he served as president of the American Rose Society and was a member of the publicity committee of the American Florists Society.[5][6] In 1925, while president of the Flower Producers' Co-operative Association, Pierson and the organization were charged with violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. The claim was that the organization had worked with wholesalers in September 1925 to exclude hothouse flowers from the market.[7] Pierson and the organization pled guilty to avoid trial and agreed to make no further agreements with wholesalers on their products. They reportedly received no fine or penalty.[8]
Pierson was a Republican. He was elected to the Connecticut Senate, defeating Democratic nominee Dayton A. Baldwin in 1922.[9] He was re-elected in 1924, 1926, and 1928.[10][11][12] He represented the 33rd district.[2][5] He did not seek re-election in 1930 and was succeeded by Don Cambria.[13][14]
Pierson served as the first chairman of Cromwell's board of finance. He was an incorporator of the Cromwell Dime Savings Bank and a director of the Middletown branch of the Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company.[5]
Personal life
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Pierson married Olive Dailey.[15][16] They had two sons, Andrew A. and Wallace Rogers Jr. His wife was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. The couple divorced in 1936.[1][2][15][17] He then married Mary Salzman of Hartford.[18] He lived in Cromwell.[2] He was a member of the Congregational Church of Cromwell. He was also a member of Washington Lodge No. 81 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Washington Chapter No. 6 of the Royal Arch Masonry, Cyrene Commandery No. 8 of the Knights Templars, the Sphinx Temple, and the Knights of Pythias.[2][5]
Pierson died on November 4, 1946, aged 66, at his home on Prospect Road in Cromwell.[2] He was buried in West Cemetery in Cromwell.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Jane Kingsbury Mr. Pierson Plan Wedding". The Hartford Daily Courant. June 13, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "W. R. Pierson Dies at Cromwell Home". Hartford Courant. November 5, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Exner, Georgia. "Biographical Sketch of Emily Pierson". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920 – via Alexander Street.
- ↑ "Mrs. A. N. Pierson of Cromwell, Dies in Hartford Hospital". Meriden Daily Journal. February 14, 1923. p. 14. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "W. R. Pierson's Funeral in Cromwell Thursday". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 6, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Throw Bouquets at Wallace R. Pierson". The Hartford Daily Courant. May 15, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wallace R. Pierson Named in Federal Flower Trust Suit". Hartford Courant. December 17, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Flower Growers Plead Guilty". The Meriden Daily Journal. December 17, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Republicans Carry Middletown by 400". The Evening Day. November 8, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Coolidge Carries State by 136,138". Hartford Courant. p. 10. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Trumbull, Bingham (cont.)". Meriden Record. November 3, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "State Senate". Hartford Courant. November 7, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cambria Replaces Pierson for State Senator in 33d". The Day. October 11, 1930. p. 8. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Members Elect of the State Senate". The Day. November 5, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Olive Pierson, 93, Dies; Ex-Legislator". Hartford Courant. February 17, 1969. p. 6. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Pierson". Hartford Courant. August 19, 1981. p. A16. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mrs. Pierson Divorces State Senator". The Daily Hartford Courant. June 13, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ex-Senator Pierson Weds Hartford Woman". The Daily Hartford Courant. July 29, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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