Job Pierson

Job Pierson (September 23, 1791 – April 9, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1831 to 1835.

Job Pierson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th district
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by	John Dean Dickinson
Succeeded by	Hiram P. Hunt
Personal details
Born	(1791-09-23)September 23, 1791 East Hampton, New York, U.S.
Died	April 9, 1860(1860-04-09) (aged 68) Troy, New York, U.S.
Political party	Jacksonian
Spouse	Clarissa Bulkeley Pierson
Children	Job Pierson (1824-1896) Sarah J. Pierson John B. Pierson
Alma mater	Williams College
Occupation	Lawyer

Biography

Born in East Hampton, New York, Pierson attended the common schools. He graduated from Williams College in 1811. He studied law in Salem and Schaghticoke. He was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in Rensselaer County. He served as district attorney from 1824 to 1833.

Congress

Pierson was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835). After an unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the Twenty-fourth Congress in 1834, he resumed the practice of law. He served as Surrogate of Rensselaer County from 1835 to 1840 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1848, 1852, and 1856.

Death

Pierson died in Troy, New York and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

Notes and references

• "Job Pierson Family Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress". (1994). Washington, DC: Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Retrieved 13 January 2014.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

• United States Congress. "Job Pierson (id: P000343)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Job Pierson Family Papers at the Library of Congress Manuscripts Division. The Library of Congress holds the Pierson family papers, which consist of approximately 350 letters written by Job Pierson (1791-1860) to his wife Clarissa Bulkeley Pierson between 1831 and 1835. The letters, written during Pierson's two congressional terms, focus almost exclusively on political and social events in Washington. A passionate supporter of Andrew Jackson, Pierson filled his letters with accounts of the president and other major political figures, including Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun, and discussed the issues that dominated Jacksonian politics, including the Cherokee nation's legal status, the Second Bank of the United States, the Tariff of 1833, and the Nullification Crisis. The letters also reveal much about Democratic efforts to maintain party discipline in Congress, congressional daily work routines, Washington social gatherings, and the boarding-house life endured by many congressional representatives.