John Davis Pierce (February 18, 1797 – April 5, 1882) was a Congregationalist minister, public schools advocate, and Michigan legislator. He was Michigan's first superintendent of public schools, a position new to the United States, where he established Michigan's public school system. His work has been compared to that of Horace Mann's.
Before his public service career, he attended Brown University and Princeton Theological Seminary, and became an ordained minister of the Congregational Church. When he moved to Michigan as a missionary, he became involved in Michigan politics and ultimately designed the state's public school system as part of their organization for statehood. After his superintendency, he was elected to the state legislature and served on Michigan's 1850 constitutional convention before retiring to his farm outside Ypsilanti for the last thirty years of his life.
JohnDavisPierce (February 18, 1797 – April 5, 1882) was a Congregationalist minister, public schools advocate, and Michigan legislator. He was Michigan's...
JohnPierce may refer to: JohnDavisPierce (1797–1882), American minister and legislator John B. Pierce (1844–1917), American industrialist John M. Pierce...
Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician who served as the 14th president of the United States from 1853 to 1857...
the Regents contracted with Alexander Jackson Davis, who according to Superintendent JohnDavisPierce provided truly "magnificent designs" in the Gothic...
presidency of Franklin Pierce began on March 4, 1853, when Franklin Pierce was inaugurated, and ended on March 4, 1857. Pierce, a Democrat from New Hampshire...
In 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed him Secretary of War. After Pierce's administration ended in 1857, Davis returned to the Senate. He resigned...
gained widespread attention, and thanks to its influence on two men, JohnDavisPierce and Isaac Edwin Crary, the Michigan Constitution of 1835 was the first...
Pierce had said that the band is no more by a post on his Facebook page "No more suspense, God Forbid is over. Sorry". Right after this, Byron Davis had...
other notable roles include in Mildred Pierce (2011), The Newsroom (2012–2013), and Your Honor (2020–2023). Davis made her debut as a dramatic actress in...
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Jane Means Pierce (née Appleton; March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863) was the wife of Franklin Pierce and the first lady of the United States from 1853 to...
John Wesley Davis (April 16, 1799 – August 22, 1859) was an American physician and Democratic politician, active in the mid-1800s. He is best known for...
Antonio Durran Pierce (born October 26, 1978) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the...
couple's marriage ended on February 2024. Davis and Casciano shared joint custody of their daughters. Pierce, Scott D. (April 13, 2006). "Another lovable...
States House of Representatives (d. 1880) JohnDavisPierce, Congregationalist minister (d. 1882) February 28 John Henderson, United States Senator from Mississippi...
Oliver Hazard Perry (1839), U.S. Naval Academy Museum Portrait of JohnDavisPierce (1846), Harvard Art Museums Lurie, Maxine N.; Veit, Richard F. (2016)...
Allen Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager (officially...
Mary Caroline Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a retired tennis professional who represented France internationally in team competitions and the Olympics...
suffered; Pierce became dependent on alcohol and Jane Appleton Pierce had health problems, including depression. At the request of the Pierces, the Davises, both...
She Wrote, as scheming real estate developer (and finally Sheriff) Harry Pierce, who ends up as the murderer in his last episode. He had a recurring role...
The Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society to a young (less than age 36) astronomer for outstanding...
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