Granville Lafayette Pierce (November 18, 1835 – October 2, 1882) was a slave trader and stock trader in Nashville, Tennessee.
[1] Pierce was born in Tennessee on November 18, 1835, to Isaac Pierce III and Mary Lyles.
[2] During the Civil War, Pierce fought with the 7th Tennessee Infantry, but was given sick furlough on September 9, 1861, and reported deserted on December 14.
[3] He married Nancy, the daughter of slave trader Robert J. Lyles, in Sumner County, Tennessee on November 25, 1863.
[5] Pierce's son-in-law was Samuel W. Meek, assistant treasurer for the New York Times.