From 1854 to 1863 , Pirce worked in manufactured cotton goods . Then in 1855 and 1882 , he served in the Rhode Island State Senate.Then in 1858 and 1862 , and then from 1879 to 1881 , he served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives . In 1880 , Pirce was a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention and in 1884 was a member of the Republican National Committee . Then from 1862 to 1873 , Pirce was the assessor of internal revenue for the second district of Rhode Island and , in 1863 , he was appointed paymaster with rank of major in the State militia
1880 Republican National Convention
1880 Republican National Convention
William A. Pirce