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Jay B Pierce 1916 - 1991

Jay B Pierce of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on April 17, 1916, and died at age 75 years old on September 10, 1991.
Jay B Pierce
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19140
April 17, 1916
September 10, 1991
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Jay B Pierce's History: 1916 - 1991

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  • 04/17
    1916

    Birthday

    April 17, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 13026805 Enlisted: February 4, 1941 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: Quartermaster Corps Private Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 09/10
    1991

    Death

    September 10, 1991
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Jay B Pierce was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1925, at the age of only 9 years old, Jay was alive when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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