C. A. Pierce
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the Santa Cruz County district
In office
January 1923  December 1924
Preceded byJ. L. Schleimer
Succeeded byLeslie C. Hardy
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

Colwell A. Pierce was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 6th Arizona State Legislature, holding the seat from Santa Cruz County.[1] He and his wife, Mary, moved to Arizona in 1912, settling near Patagonia. They had two children, a son, Jack, and a daughter, Sallie.[2] From 1914 through 1932 he was a consultant mining engineer in Santa Cruz County. After leaving Arizona, he became the general superintendent of the U. S. Potash company in Carlsbad, New Mexico.[3] Pierce died on October 5, 1955, in El Paso, Texas, where he had been living for four years.[4]

References

  1. "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. "Pierce, Mary L." Arizona Daily Star. February 13, 1979. p. 22. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Colwell A. Pierce, Ex-Arizonan, Dies". Arizona Daily Star. October 12, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Arizona's Legislative Log". Arizona Daily Star. January 12, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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