Margaret Hunter Pierce

Background

Pierce, Margaret Hunter was born on June 30, 1910 in Weedsport, New York, United States. Daughter of Thomas Murray and Ruby (Sanders) Hunter.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Mount Holyoke College, 1932; Juris Doctor, New York University, 1939.

Career

Attorney, Office Alien Property Custodian, Washington, 1942-1943, 45; attorney, Office Solicitor, Department Labor, 1943-1945; attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1946, 47-48; attorney-adviser, United States Court Claims, 1947-1948, 48-59; reporter decisions, United States Court Claims, 1959-1968; commissioner, United States Indian Claims Commission, 1968-1978; private practice, Washington, since 1978.

Achievements

• Margaret Hunter Pierce has been listed as a noteworthy Government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Monday Night Musicales, Inc. Member District of Columbia Bar Association (court claims committee 1958, military law committee 1967), Federal Bar Association (Indian law committee), American Bar Association (secretary administrative law-veterans committee, military law committee, immigration and nationality committee), Women's Bar Association, National Association Women Lawyers, Executive Women in Government, Business and Professional Women (Cosmopolitan branch), American Women Composers, Zonta (Washington president 1977-1978), Harvard Club (District of Columbia), National Press Club Washington.

Connections

Married John R. Pierce, November 4, 1950 (divorced May 1959). 1 daughter, Barbara Hunter Churchill.

Father:

Thomas Murray Hunter

Mother:

Ruby (Sanders) Hunter

Spouse:

John R. Pierce