Henry Bailey Pierce (1841-1898) was a Massachusetts insurance executive[2] and politician who served as Secretary of the Commonwealth[2][3] from 1876 to 1891.

[4] Pierce then married Augusta Arnold on December 31, 1865, she died on February 10, 1882.

[5] Pierce served in the 23rd Regiment Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers[1][5] during the American Civil War.

[5] Pierce served as Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth for sixteen years, from 1876 to 1891.

[2] Pierce died at his home in Abington, Massachusetts, in April 1898.