Edward A. Pierce

Businessperson, Deceased Person

1874 – 1974

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Who was Edward A. Pierce?

Edward Allen Pierce August 31, 1874 – December 16, 1974 was an American businessman and stock broker. Pierce was most notable for leading the firm of A.A. Housman & Company through the 1920s and 1930s and turning the firm into the largest brokerage in the U.S. The firm, which was renamed E.A. Pierce & Co. in recognition of Pierce was one of the predecessors of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith.

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Born
Aug 31, 1874
Orrington
Also known as
  • Edward Pierce
  • Edward Allen Pierce
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bowdoin College
Employment
  • Merrill Lynch
  • E.A. Pierce & Co.
Died
Dec 16, 1974

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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