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18THE FAYETTE JOURNAL.November 2, 1911interesting children, and resides in Fayetteville in a beautiful home overlooking the entrance from the mountain road.In the coming political campaign in Fayette County it is quite likely that Judge Pierson will be forced into active pardcipatton, by reason of the fact that there is a demand among his friends and supporters that he again become a -candidate for prosecuting attorney, an office for which he is peculiarly fitted, by reason of experience and clean handling of the State's in‘.crests.HON, EDWARD GRANT PIERSON.HON. EDWARD GRANT PIERSONJn a busy, useful and aggressive political life spent with his neighbors and associates, no man has obtained and retained a closer grip upon the confidence of the people in general than the subject of this sketch, Hon. Edward Grant Pierson, at present pardon attorney under Governor William E. Glasscock, at Charleston.Edward Grant Pierson was born in Clay County, this State, December 10th, 1871, his parents being \\ illiam D. and Nancy Hall Pierson, pioneer settlers of that county. Growing from childhood to man’s estate he attended the public schools of his home county, later attended Marshall College at Huntington, and from there to the West Virginia Conference Seminary of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Buckhannon, West Virginia, leaving that institution in 1894. He was admitted to the bar in Clay County in 1895, and a few days later was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney of his native counts In 1896 he was elected to the West Virginia State Senate from the counties of Kanawha, Clay, Braxton, Nicholas and Boone as a Republican, being the Cjrst state senator of that party elected from that district in a number of years. While a member of the State Senate the Spanish-American war broke out and he promptly accepted a commission as second lieutenant of Company H, Second West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, tendered by the then govern r, G. \\. Atkinson. While in the field and after it was certain there would be no further hostilities. Lieutenant Pierson resigned his place in the army and returned to complete his duties in theState Sena e, and was the subject of vicious attackmade by the minority in an effort to deprive himof his rights as a state senator.In March, 1899, immediately following the close of the Legislative session, Senator Pierson came direct to hayctte County and located in Fayetteville for the practice ot law. Soon after the death of Judge of the Criminal Court James H. Dunbaroccurred, and he was appointed by Governor White to fill the vacancy, serving in that capacity with dignity and credit until the qualification of his successor, Judge W . R. Bennett.In 19(!4 Judge Pierson was the nominee of the Republican party for the office of prosecuting attorney and elected by a large majority along with the entire Republican ticket. He discharged the duties of that office with unusual ability and faithfulness, and was succeeded by the present prosecuting attorney, Mr. George Love, in 1909.January first, 1910, Governor Glasscock tendered Judge Pierson the position of pardon attorney, which office he is now filling with ability and efficiency.Judge Pierson is married, the father of twoSHERIFF ROBERT H. DICKINSON.1 hat the sons of the old mother State of Virginia have had their full share in the development, industrial and educational growth of the new State in general, and hayctte County in particular, is made apparent in a review of this character. Crushed, bleeding and prostrate by the ravages of the war of brothers, cousins and friends, the young and vigorous sons of the old State sought out their destinies in the broad expanse opened up in other sections of the great reunited Union and many came this way in search of better opportunities.Robert H. Dickinson was born in 1865 at Nelly’s l ord, Nelson County, Virginia, the second son of fhomas M. and Mary Dickinson, there being four other sons and two sisters. He secured a common school education in the mother State, after which he became apprenticed as a carpenter and later went to work at his trade. After several years’Residence of Hon. E. G. Pierson, F ayetteville.
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Fayetteville Fayette Journal
Fayetteville, West Virginia, US
Thu, Nov 02, 1911
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