Edward Pier

Edward Pier
Edward Pier
	From The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin (1880)
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 20th district
	In office; January 7, 1856 – January 2, 1860
Preceded by	Charles A. Eldredge
Succeeded by	Elihu L. Phillips
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
	In office; April 1844 – April 1845
Preceded by	John J. Driggs
Succeeded by	Rufus P. Eaton
Personal details
Born	March 31, 1807; New Haven, Vermont, U.S.
Died	November 2, 1877 (aged 70); Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Pier Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Harriet Newall Kendall (m. 1829; died 1864)
Children	Ann (Carpenter); (b. 1833; died 1910); Ruth Raymond (Harvey); (b. 1837; died 1897); Colwert Kendall Pier; (b. 1841; died 1895); Carrie Sterns (Skinner); (b. 1841; died 1914);

Edward Pier (March 31, 1807 – November 2, 1877) was an American businessman, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was among the first settlers at what is now Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and represented Fond du Lac in the Wisconsin State Senate for four years during the 1850s.

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