Samuel Pierce
8th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
In office January 23, 1981 – January 20, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Moon Landrieu
Succeeded by	Jack Kemp
Personal details
Born	Samuel Riley Pierce (1922-09-08)September 8, 1922 Glen Cove, New York, U.S.
Died	October 31, 2000(2000-10-31) (aged 78) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Barbara Penn Wright
Children	1
Education	Cornell University (BA, JD) New York University (LLM)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Unit	Criminal Investigation Division
Battles/wars	World War II

Samuel Riley Pierce, Jr. (September 8, 1922 – October 31, 2000) was an American politician. He was Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He served as secretary from January 23, 1981 until January 20, 1989.

• Samuel Pierce biography Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution article from Pierce's tenure
• New York Times CABINET AIDE GREETED BY REAGAN AS 'MAYOR'

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