Evening journal., 1914-01-26
MONDAY, JAN. 20. 1914.
]. JACKSON PIERCE.

a MOTHER of Wilmington's old and highly-re-
"A spectee citizens has passed away and the COM
munity is much poorer OF his sudden ana un-
loked-for death We refer to J. Jackson Peirce. He
was president of the Boara Of Public Utility Commits
sioners and one of the most prominent real estate
brokers' handwriting experts, Free Masons and field
sportsmen in the State Of Delaware.
Mr. Peirce had a host OF friends They were scat
tered all over the United states His love for travel
and his enthusiasm gunner took him all over the
country and to portions OF Europe Wherever he
wont his genial personality friends for him and
he possessed the happy faculty of keeping them In fact
his last days were embittered by the eceipt of news
that one OF those friends whom he hao met more than
a quarter OF a century ago when cunning In the far
West had died suddenly Ia the State of Washington.
During all those intervening years that casual ac-
ouantance formed when two kindred spirits met In
the field had been kept g~een and marked by regular
correspondent and occasional meetings And so it
was in other instances few Of which TO the
tsce OF the public. Mr. Perce a man in whose
heart and mind personal friendship stood for some
thing that should not be lightly disreearded. That
spirit he impaired to others who fortunate
to know him we'll and who had opportunity to ap-
preciate his any lovable qualities in social and busi
life.
Mr. Peirce was lifelong Democrat He manifested
an acute interest in public affairs, but sought
public Office. When he vas made a member of the new
Board Of Public Utility Commissioners the place in the
public service came 10 aim without his seeking. He
accepted It and took IT se-iouss deye ting uch more
time to It than many would have done There
those who did not always agree with his Policies but
no one questioned his honesty Of purpose and high Of
fetal integrity The esteem in which he held by
associates the board shown by the fact that
he was elected president Notwithstanding he
Democrat and the commission Republican body
His standing a citizen revealed by the ia;
that many Democrats favored his nomination for Mayor
last year. but the organization nominated Dr. Willard
Springer who was defeated by Mayor Howell
AS business man, Mr.. Peirce built ~ for himself
enyiable reputation for probity and He put
through many large deals in his TIM The Pennsyl-
,ania Railroad Company Of his clients and il
is related that when he put through deal for
that company and sent ir his bill for services. he
received in return letter OF congratuston upon the
ofclercy OF his work and check which showed that
the company placed much higher value upon his
vices than he had done.
In a Masonic sense there were few men in Delaware
who enthusiastic and active and who pos
sessed N higher degree the esteem the brethren.
IN blue lodge. chapter commandery and shrine every
body knew him well and liked him, and TO the last he
active in the affairs oi the bodies which he be-
longed. In his domestic life he a devoted husband
father devotion extended to relatives out
side his immediate family.
He Who socially. fratrnaly, commercially
and oficaiiy, viii be missed in our community.