deaths
April 1, 1839
Benjamin Pierce, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of New Hampshire (born 1757)
Benjamin Pierce (governor)
Benjamin Pierce was an American politician who twice served as the governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1828 and from 1829 to 1830. Pierce fought during the American Revolutionary War before becoming a Democratic-Republican Party politician. He was the father of Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States.
Governor of New Hampshire
The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.
April 1
April 1 is the 91st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 274 days remain until the end of the year.