Pierce served as Assessor and as Commissioner of Highways.

The evidence

• “Pierce was Deputy County Surveyor from 1841 to 1844"; Assessor in 1847 and 1848 ; Commissioner of Highways in 18i8-i9;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 822 / book p. 826

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources