Samuel Pierce
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Image:Samuel Pierce.png Samuel Riley "Silent Sam" Pierce, Jr. (September 8, 1922 in Glen Cove, New York - October 31, 2000) was Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He was Reagan's only African American cabinet member and the only one to serve in his post throughout both of Reagan's terms as President. After leaving office he was investigated by the United States Office of the Independent Counsel. He graduated from Cornell University in 1947 and received a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1949. He earned a Master of Laws degree from New York University School of Law in 1952.
Pierce is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
Pierce was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans and Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity.
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| Preceded by: Maurice Edwin Landrieu | United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1981–1989 | Succeeded by: Jack French Kemp |
| United States Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development
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| Weaver • Wood • Romney • Lynn • Hills • Harris • Landrieu • Pierce • Kemp • Cisneros • Cuomo • Martinez • Jackson |
