What State Did William Pierce Represent

William Pierce was an officer in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), a member of the Continental Congress, and a Georgia state legislator.

What state did William L Pierce represent?

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What did William Pierce do in the Constitutional Convention?

At the Constitutional Convention Pierce did not play a large role, but he exerted some influence and participated in three debates. He argued for the election of one house of the federal legislature by the people and one house by the states; he favored a 3-year term instead of a 7-year term in the second house.