Jeremiah H. Pierson

Jeremiah Halsey Pierson (September 13, 1766 – December 12, 1855) was an American politician from New York.

Pierson was born on September 13, 1766, in Newark, Province of New Jersey in what was then British America.

He attended the public schools in Richmond and Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and completed preparatory studies.

He was fifth in descent from Abraham Pierson, the first president of Yale University beginning in 1701.

Pierson was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th United States Congress, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1823.