Herbert Pierce

Who is Herbert Pierce?

Herbert Chandler Pierce was a farmer, real estate agent and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Wadena in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1908 to 1916 as a Liberal.

He was born in Tolon Creek, Dane County, Wisconsin, the son of William Smith Pierce, and was educated in Hutchinson, Minnesota and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. In 1890, he married Martha Fernival Huffman. Pierce lived in Wadena, Saskatchewan. In 1916, Pierce was convicted of bribery for accepting money to oppose the "Banish-the-Bar" bill in the legislature in 1913.