United States Representative Directory

Joseph Peirce

Joseph Peirce served as a representative for New Hampshire (1801-1803).

Federalist
New Hampshire
District -1
Former

New Hampshire

Role Representative

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State New Hampshire

Representing constituents across the New Hampshire delegation.

District District -1

District insights and legislative focus areas.

Service period 1801-1803

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

Joseph Peirce (June 25, 1748 – September 12, 1812) was a United States representative from New Hampshire.

Peirce was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1788, 1789, 1792–1795, 1800, and 1801. He also served as Portsmouth town clerk 1789–1794. He was elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1801, until his resignation in 1802. After leaving Congress, he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Alton, New Hampshire on September 12, 1812.