"Edward Allen Pierce"@en . "1874Z"^^ . . . "1974-12-16Z"^^ . . "1874-08-31Z"^^ . . "1974Z"^^ . . "Edward Allen Pierce (August 31, 1874 \u2013 December 16, 1974 was an American businessman and stock broker. Pierce was most notable for leading the firm of A.A. Housman & Company through the 1920s and 1930s and turning the firm into the largest brokerage in the U.S. The firm, which was renamed E.A. Pierce & Co. in recognition of Pierce was one of the predecessors of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith."@en . .