Charles Wilson Pierce

Charles Wilson Pierce (October 7, 1823 – February 18, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

During the Civil War enlisted in Company B, Eighty-fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was elected first lieutenant.

Upon the readmission of Alabama to representation was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress and served from July 21, 1868, to March 3, 1869.

He resigned in 1881 to become register of the United States land office, which position he held until May 1886.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress