Henry Augustus Peirce - People - Department History
Henry Augustus Peirce (1808–1885)
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State of Residence: Massachusetts
- Minister Resident (Hawaii)
Appointed: May 10, 1869
Presentation of Credentials: July 19, 1869
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on September 25, 1877- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 21, 1869, after confirmation. Commissioned to (or at) the Hawaiian Islands.