George Pierce (Texas politician)
| George Boyd Pierce | |
 | |
Texas State Representative
for District 122 (Bexar County) | |
| In office January 1979 – January 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham D. Ribak (former District 57-G) |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | John Shields (District 122) |
| Born | August 19, 1941 San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Debra Lynne "Debbie" Pierce (married 1978) |
| Residence | San Antonio, Texas Formerly, Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | Harlandale High School |
| Occupation | President of the Texas Southern Railroad, Inc. |
George Boyd Pierce, also known as George B. Pierce (born August 19, 1941),[1] is a businessman from his native San Antonio, Texas, who was a Democrat-turned-Republican state representative for District 57-G from 1979 to 1983 and District 122 from 1983 until 1993. He switched parties in 1981.[2]
In his last five sessions in the House, Pierce was the chairman of the Urban Affairs Committee.[2] On March 10, 1992, Pierce with 4,407 votes (10.6 percent) finished a weak fourth in the Republican primary for the District 26 seat in the state Senate.[3] Victory ultimately went to Jeff Wentworth, a Moderate Republican, who defeated state Representative Alan Schoolcraft in a runoff election[4] and then topped the Democrat Carlos Higgins in the general election.[5]
Pierce was the only child of George Walter "Dub" Pierce (1905-1981) and the former Alice Pearl Beckner (1917-2002), a native of Charlotte in Atascosa County south of San Antonio.[6] George and Pearl Pierce are interred at Mission Burial Park North in San Antonio.[7] Pierce is named for his father and a maternal uncle, Boyd Beckner. He graduated in 1959 from Harlandale High School in in San Antonio, at which his mother, an employee of the credit department at Sears, was active in the Parent-Teacher Association.[6]
In 1965, Pierce obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin.[8] In 1978, Pierce married his wife, Debra Lynne. The couple lived for a time in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Pierce is the president of the Texas Southern Railroad, Inc., in San Antonio. Alan Schoolcraft is a director of the company.[9]
Upon their deaths, the Pierces will be interred at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, a prerogative of state lawmakers and their spouses.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 George Boyd Pierce. Texas State Cemetery. Retrieved on January 25, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 George B. Pierce. Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved on January 25, 2021.
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election, March 10, 1992.
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, Republican runoff election returns, April 14, 1992.
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 3, 1992.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Alice Pearl Beckner Pierce. porterloring.com (October 7, 2002). Retrieved on February 28, 2002; no longer accessible on-line.
- ↑ George Walter "Dub" Pierce. findagrave.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2021.
- ↑ (September 1966) The Alcalde. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved on January 25, 2021.
- ↑ Texas Southern Railroad, Inc., overview. Corporationwiki.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2021.
