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The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Pearce

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Franklin</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones9.html#371.78.11">William Jones</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kane.html#983.35.21">J. Pearce Kane</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee3.html#458.06.59">Elmo Pearce Lee</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/neff-nelsey.html#071.23.44">Pearce Neikirk</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pendry-penniman.html#832.98.78">Hunking Penhallow</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sharpenstein-shaver.html#938.74.16">Roy Lloyd Shattuck</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winterberg-wisdom.html#942.86.81">John Sluyter Wirt</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young7.html#010.70.32">Pearce Young</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="262.48.53">Pearce, A. W.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/comm.html">North Carolina house of commons</a> from Franklin County, 1862-63. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Pearce, Alfred, Jr.</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#652.76.52">James Alfred Pearce Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="323.26.71">Pearce, B. C.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Palatka, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PU-lived.html">Putnam County</a>, Fla. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/stsen.html">Florida state senate</a> 26th District, 1947. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="684.01.52">Pearce, B. W.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Sparta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/BI-lived.html">Bienville Parish</a>, La. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1860/LA.html">1860</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="660.83.87">Pearce, Charles C.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Tallahassee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/LO-lived.html">Leon County</a>, Fla. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/tallahassee.html">Mayor of Tallahassee, Fla.</a>, 1884-85. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="990.31.53">Pearce, Charles Edward</a> (1842-1902)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Charles E. Pearce</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-lived.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo. Born in Whitesboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OE-born.html">Oneida County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1842/05-29.html">May 29, 1842</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1888/MO.html">1888</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Missouri</a> 12th District, 1897-1901. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-alpha-soc.html">Kappa Alpha Society</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-died.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/01-30.html">January 30, 1902</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/59.html">59 years, 246 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CY-buried.html#cms00777">Fort Hill Cemetery</a>, Auburn, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000582">congressional biography</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408564">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="462.14.01">Pearce, Charles W.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Deer Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/HR-lived.html">Harris County</a>, Tex. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/deerpark.html">Mayor of Deer Park, Tex.</a>, 1950-51; defeated, 1951. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="241.42.63">Pearce, Cornelius C.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/OC-lived.html">Ocean County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Ocean County, 1904-05. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="409.14.83">Pearce, Cydney</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Maumelle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PU-lived.html">Pulaski County</a>, Ark. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/AR.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="594.35.40">Pearce, Cynthia</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Hobbs, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/LE-lived.html">Lea County</a>, N.M. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/NM.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="489.28.77">Pearce, David</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/stsen.html">Missouri state senate</a> 21st District; elected 2012. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="284.82.33">Pearce, Drue</a> (b. 1951)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/an-lived.html">Anchorage</a>, Alaska. Born in Fairfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1951/04-02.html">April 2, 1951</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/sthse.html">Alaska state house of representatives</a>, 1985-88; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/stsen.html">Alaska state senate</a> District F, 1989-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Still living as of 2001. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="556.32.94">Pearce, Dutee Jerauld</a> (1789-1849)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Dutee J. Pearce</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Newport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/NE-lived.html">Newport County</a>, R.I. Born in Prudence, Portsmouth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/NE-born.html">Newport County</a>, R.I., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1789/04-03.html">April 3, 1789</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/sthse.html">Rhode Island state house of representatives</a>, 1810; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/attygn.html">Rhode Island state attorney general</a>, 1819-25; Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/pr1820-meeting.html">1820</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroe.html#777.02.93">James Monroe</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tomlison-tomsen.html#747.08.36">Daniel D. Tompkins</a>); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island</a>, 1824-25; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Rhode Island</a> at-large, 1825-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1840/RI.html">1840</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>. Died in Newport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/NE-died.html">Newport County</a>, R.I., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1849/05-09.html">May 9, 1849</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 36 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-buried.html#cms02724">Common Burial Ground</a>, Providence, R.I. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Samuel Pearce and Hannah (Jerrauld) Pearce; married to Abigail Perry and Harriet Boss.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000160">congressional biography</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408565">Govtrack.us page</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutee Jerauld Pearce">Wikipedia article</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7130866">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="594.34.26">Pearce, E. D.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of California. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a> 18th District, 1852-53. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="733.73.74">Pearce, Edna</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Florida. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/FL.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="555.39.76">Pearce, Edward A.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 26th District, 1952, 1954, 1956; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1960-election.html">1960</a>; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1964-election.html">1964</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="338.01.76">Pearce, Estelle</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/DC.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="235.66.42">Pearce, F. B.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Eldorado, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SL-lived.html">Saline County</a>, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/IL.html">1936</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="841.29.09">Pearce, Frank</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Mountain Home, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/EL-lived.html">Elmore County</a>, Idaho. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/mountainhome.html">Mayor of Mountain Home, Idaho</a>, 1964-69. Still living as of 1969. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="271.36.45">Pearce, Gideon</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Md. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> from Kent County, 1806. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="157.92.25">Pearce, Herbert</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of North Haven, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/CT.html">1968</a>. Still living as of 1968. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="115.04.48">Pearce, Ira S.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Elko, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/EL-lived.html">Elko County</a>, Nev. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/NV.html">1932</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Pearce, J. Alfred, Jr.</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#652.76.52">James Alfred Pearce Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="848.39.10">Pearce, J. C.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Taylorville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CX-lived.html">Christian County</a>, Ill. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CX-parties.html">Chair of Christian County Republican Party</a>, 2002. Still living as of 2002. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="750.92.63">Pearce, Jack E.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Galveston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/GV-lived.html">Galveston County</a>, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/TX.html">1924</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/TX.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/TX.html">1932</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="045.47.32">Pearce, Jackson R.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Quincy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/AD-lived.html">Adams County</a>, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1908/IL.html">1908</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/IL.html">1916</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/IL.html">Illinois Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1919. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="742.44.07">Pearce, James Alfred</a> (1805-1862)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>James A. Pearce</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Chestertown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Md. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ax-born.html">Alexandria</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1805/12-14.html">December 14, 1805</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> from Kent County, 1831; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Maryland</a> 2nd District, 1835-39, 1841-43; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Maryland</a>, 1843-62; died in office 1862. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Slaveowner. Died in Chestertown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/KE-died.html">Kent County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/12-20.html">December 20, 1862</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/57.html">57 years, 6 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/KE-buried.html#cms01229">Chester Cemetery</a>, Chestertown, Md. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Father of <a href="#652.76.52">James Alfred Pearce Jr.</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000161">congressional biography</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408566">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="652.76.52">Pearce, James Alfred, Jr.</a> (1840-1920)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>J. Alfred Pearce, Jr.</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Chestertown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Md. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1840/04-02.html">April 2, 1840</a>. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1876/MD.html">1876</a>; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1897. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/12-09.html">December 9, 1920</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 251 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/KE-buried.html#cms01229">Chester Cemetery</a>, Chestertown, Md. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="#742.44.07">James Alfred Pearce</a>.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="291.06.37">Pearce, James B.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Colorado. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/sos.html">Secretary of state of Colorado</a>, 1909-15. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="279.35.78">Pearce, James D.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of St. Petersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PI-lived.html">Pinellas County</a>, Fla. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/saintpetersburg.html">Mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla.</a>, 1930-31; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/saintpetersburg.html#2">St. Petersburg, Fla.</a>, 1935-51 (acting, 1935). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="628.88.11">Pearce, Jim</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1908/AL.html">1908</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="615.66.66">Pearce, John</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Southbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Southbury, 1826; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a> 5th District, 1832-33. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="544.66.85">Pearce, John B.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/BL-lived.html">Baltimore County</a>, Md. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> from Baltimore County, 1861-64. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="441.35.61">Pearce, John Jamison</a> (1826-1912)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Pennsylvania. Born in Wilkes-Barre, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LU-born.html">Luzerne County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1826/02-28.html">February 28, 1826</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 15th District, 1855-57. Died in Conneaut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/AS-died.html">Ashtabula County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/05-26.html">May 26, 1912</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 88 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CN-buried.html#cms01056">Highland Cemetery</a>, Lock Haven, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000162">congressional biography</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408567">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="589.45.39">Pearce, Joseph J., Jr.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Milford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/SU-lived.html">Sussex County</a>, Del. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/milford.html#2">Milford, Del.</a>, 1957-82 (acting, 1957-59). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="953.20.38">Pearce, Kelly</a> (born c.1939)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Boise, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-lived.html">Ada County</a>, Idaho. Born about 1939. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/boise.html">mayor of Boise, Idaho</a>, 1981. Still living as of 1981. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="406.00.16">Pearce, Lyle</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; American Solidarity candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/pr2020-election.html">2020</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carroll.html#401.61.14">Brian T. Carroll</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pataki-pattersen.html#985.43.50">Amar Patel</a>). Still living as of 2020. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="567.05.26">Pearce, Matthew</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/CE-lived.html">Cecil County</a>, Md. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> from Cecil County, 1817. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="700.86.07">Pearce, Nathaniel</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Maryland. U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GR-consuls.html ">Bremen</a>, 1832-33. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="963.81.82">Pearce, P. T.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Tallahassee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/LO-lived.html">Leon County</a>, Fla. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/tallahassee.html">Mayor of Tallahassee, Fla.</a>, 1861-65. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="223.49.38">Pearce, Pearl</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Sebring, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HG-lived.html">Highlands County</a>, Fla.; Fort Bassenger, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HG-lived.html">Highlands County</a>, Fla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/FL.html">1936</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/FL.html">1940</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="301.53.36">Pearce, Prince A.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WT-lived.html">White County</a>, Ill. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/cncn5.html">Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention</a> 48th District, 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="588.97.04">Pearce, Robert G.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Rock Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/RI-lived.html">Rock Island County</a>, Ill. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/rockisland.html#3">U.S. Surveyor of Customs at Rock Island, Ill., Illinois</a>, 1909. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="633.24.50">Pearce, Robert H.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of North Haven, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/CT.html">1960</a>. Still living as of 1960. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="937.06.04">Pearce, Robert Strange</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of St. Petersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PI-lived.html">Pinellas County</a>, Fla. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/saintpetersburg.html">Mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla.</a>, 1924-25, 1926-27. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="171.05.32">Pearce, Roy E.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Carmi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WT-lived.html">White County</a>, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1920/IL.html">1920</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/IL.html">1924</a> (alternate). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="622.70.01">Pearce, Roy S.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 11th District, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="816.14.01">Pearce, Stevan Edward</a> (b. 1947)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Steve Pearce</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Hobbs, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/LE-lived.html">Lea County</a>, N.M. Born in Lamesa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DN-born.html">Dawson County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/08-24.html">August 24, 1947</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/ofc/sthse.html">New Mexico state house of representatives</a> 62nd District, 1997-2000; Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New Mexico</a>, 2000 (primary), 2008; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Mexico</a> 2nd District, 2003-09, 2011-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Southern Baptist</a>. Still living as of 2018. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000588">congressional biography</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400313">Govtrack.us page</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve Pearce">Wikipedia article</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/096/000039976">NNDB dossier</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://americanloons.blogspot.com/2014/04/1019-steve-pearce.html">Encyclopedia of American Loons</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Pearce, Steve</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#816.14.01">Stevan Edward Pearce</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="643.57.26">Pearce, Stewart</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Wilkes-Barre, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LU-lived.html">Luzerne County</a>, Pa. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/wilkesbarre.html#2">Wilkes-Barre, Pa.</a>, 1869-77. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="767.03.68">Pearce, Thomas</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/CE-lived.html">Cecil County</a>, Md. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> from Cecil County, 1890. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="992.76.25">Pearce, Thomas Butler</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Thomas B. Pearce</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Columbia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/RI-lived.html">Richland County</a>, S.C. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/stsen.html">South Carolina state senate</a> from Richland County, 1918-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/SC.html">1924</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="565.95.94">Pearce, Thomas C.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ME-lived.html">Mercer County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Mercer County, 1868. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.waukeganweb.net/Pearce,%20W.W.-1897-1900,1903-1904&1915-1919.jpg"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/386/00.84.jpg" width=70 height=95 border=0 alt="W. W. Pearce"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="386.00.84">Pearce, W. W.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Waukegan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/LA-lived.html">Lake County</a>, Ill. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/waukegan.html">Mayor of Waukegan, Ill.</a>, 1897-1900, 1903-04, 1915-19. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> City of Waukegan</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8381505997/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/007/50.70.jpg" width=70 height=113 border=0 alt="Webster H. Pearce"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="007.50.70">Pearce, Webster H.</a> (b. 1876)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Ypsilanti, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IS-lived.html">Isabella County</a>, Mich. Born in Whitmore Lake, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-born.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/05-12.html">May 12, 1876</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher and principal</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">college professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/mountpleasant.html">mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Mich.</a>, 1921-27; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sppi.html">Michigan superintendent of public instruction</a>, 1927-33; defeated, 1933. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Rev. F. E. Pearce; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/">1899</a> to Ada J. Wellington.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> Michigan Manual 1927</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="788.48.87">Pearce, William</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-lived.html">Dutchess County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Dutchess County, 1796-97, 1798-99. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="926.01.66">Pearce, William J.</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Dodgeville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/IA-lived.html">Iowa County</a>, Wis. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/WI.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="498.70.79">Pearce, William Mitchell</a></b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Connersville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/IN.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> </table><br clear="all"><br> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3><span style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are <b>incomplete</b>; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page &mdash; and on all other pages of this site &mdash; is believed to be accurate, but is <b>not</b> guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The official URL for this page is: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pearce.html">https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pearce.html</a>.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html">alphabetical index of politicians</a>.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <b>Copyright notices:</b> (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/499_US_340.htm">Feist v. Rural Telephone</a>. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute <b>fair use</b> under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are &copy;&nbsp;1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <b>What is a "political graveyard"?</b> See <a href="https://politicaldictionary.com/words/political-graveyard">Political Dictionary</a>; <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=political%20graveyard">Urban Dictionary</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <b>Site information:</b> The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by <b>Lawrence Kestenbaum</b>, who is solely responsible for its structure and content.&nbsp;&mdash; The mailing address is <b>The Political Graveyard, P.O. 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