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 byJohn Dean Dickinson
Succeeded byHiram P. Hunt
Personal details
Born(1791-09-23)September 23, 1791
East Hampton, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1860(1860-04-09) (aged 68)
Troy, New York, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian
SpouseClarissa Bulkeley Pierson
ChildrenJob Pierson (1824-1896)
Sarah J. Pierson
John B. Pierson
Alma materWilliams College
OccupationLawyer

Biography

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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

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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

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

Notes and references

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  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.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 9th congressional district

1831–1835
Succeeded by