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Pierce, Benjamin (Soldier governor was born Dec)

soldier, governor, was born Dec. 25, 1757, in Chelmsford, Mass. He joined the revolutionary army after the battle of Lexington, and remained in it through the war; and served as ensign, lieutenant and brigadier-general. From 1789 to 1802 he was a member of the general council, and chancellor from 1803 to 1809, and again from 1814 to 1818. He was high sheriff from 1809 to 1814, and again from 1818 to 1823, and was governor from 1827 to 1829. He died April 1, 1839, in Hillsborough, N. H.