Benjamin Pierce, American general and politician, 17th Governor of New Hampshire (died 1839)

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.

The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.

December 25 is the 359th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; six days remain until the end of the year.