Pierce Cahill

Pierce H. Cahill (January 9, 1869 – January 26, 1935) was a member of the South Dakota Senate from 1901 to 1904.

For the aviation pioneer, see Pearse Cahill.

Cahill was born in Beetown, Wisconsin.[1] He moved with his parents to Green Lake, Wisconsin, where he was educated. In 1889, Cahill moved to South Dakota, where he became a farmer and livestock dealer.[2] He lived in Albee in Grant County, South Dakota.[3][4] He was a Republican. He died of internal injuries at the hospital in Milbank after a car-train accident at Albee.[5]

References
  1. "Cahill, Pierce". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  2. South Dakota Blue Book, 1903, Biographical Sketch of Pierce Cahill, p. 219.
  3. South Dakota Legislature-Historical Listing-Legislator Information-Pierce Cahill
  4. "A Brief Sketch of the Lives of the Members of Both Houses: 31st District". Argus-Leader. December 29, 1900. p. 10. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Former Legislator Dies of Injuries". Argus-Leader. January 28, 1935. p. 1.
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