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George Nelson Pierson

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer
Mahaska
64
01/11/1971 - 01/07/1973
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Oskaloosa Mahaska County Republican. Born March 28, 1904, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Son of Lewis B. and Lillie J. Pierson. Penn College, B.A. & B.S., 1926; Iowa State University, Vocational Education Graduate Level, 1927; Washington University, St Louis, Mo., Vocational Education Graduate Level, 1930. Mr. Pierson and the late Mrs. Pierson had two sons, Royce D., and Arvid L. Married Nov. 9, 1968, to Mary Elizabeth Picken of Eldon, Iowa. Member of Presbyterian Church, Men's Club, Farm Bureau, Iowa and International Flying Farmers, Community Y.M.C.A. Council, Penn College Alumni Club, and Mahaska County Ag Council. Farmer and president of Pierson Seed Producers, Inc. Vice- President, Quad County Grain Co., Oskaloosa. Served on Salvation Army Board, Ag Committee, Chamber of Commerce, Y.M.C.A. Building Committee. Third term.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer
Mahaska
63
01/13/1969 - 01/10/1971
25

Oskaloosa Mahaska County Republican Born March 28, 1904, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Son of Lewis B. and Lillie J. Pierson. Perm College, B.A. & B.S., 1926; Iowa State University, Vocational Education Graduate Level, 1927; Washington University, St Louis, Mo., Vocational Education Graduate Level, 1930. Mr. Pierson and the late Mrs. Pierson had two sons, Royce D., and Arvid L. Married Nov. 9, 1968, to Mary Elizabeth Picken of Eldon, Iowa. Member of Presbyterian Church, Men's Club, Farm Bureau, Iowa and International Flying Farmers, Community Y.M.C.A. Council, Penn College Alumni Club, and Mahaska County Ag Council. Farmer and president of Pierson Seed Producers, Inc. Vice-President, Quad County Grain Co., Oskaloosa. Served on Salvation Army Board, Ag. Committee. Chamber of Commerce, Y.M.C.A. Building Committee. Elected to second term.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer
Mahaska
62
01/09/1967 - 01/12/1969
25

Oskaloosa Mahaska County Republican. Born March 28, 1904, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Son of Lewis B. and Lillie J. Pierson. Penn College, B.A. & B.S., 1926; Iowa State University, Vocational Education Graduate Level, 1927; Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., Vocational Education Graduate Level, 1930. Mr. Pierson and the late Mrs. Pierson have two sons, Royce D. and Arvid L. Member of Presbyterian Church, Men's Club, Penn College Alumni Club and Mahaska County Ag Council. Farmer and proprietor of Krizer Hybrid Seed Corn Company. Served on Salvation Army Board, Ag Committee, Chamber of Commerce, Y.M.C.A. Finance Committee. Member of Farm Bureau, Iowa and International Flying Farmers and Community Y.M.C.A. Council. Elected to first term.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources