Silas Peirce (February 15, 1793 – August 27, 1879) was an American grocer and politician who founded the wholesale grocer[4] Silas Peirce & Co, in Boston, Massachusetts.

[5] The grocery firm of Silas Peirce & Co., Ltd. lasted 111 years.

[4] Peirce served as chairman and a member of the Boston Board of Aldermen.

From 1816 to 1822, Peirce served in the First Regiment, Third Brigade, Fourth Division of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia.

[2] In 1821 Peirce joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.