Robert Stanton Pierre († 1914 PD), commonly known as Rob S. Pierre, was a Havenite citizen and politican. As first chairman of the Committee of Public Safety, he was one of the most prominent figures of the late People's Republic of Haven.
Family
Pierre's family had been Dolists for some generations. He was a successful politician under the Legislaturalists, and his immediate family had more pooportunities. Pierre was the father of Edward Pierre, who made a career in the People's Navy. (HH3) He was killed in action when a squadron of Havenite warships under his command left hyper immediately in front of a squadron of Manticoran superdreadnoughts on their way into hyper.
Biography
At the dawn of the 20th Century PD, Pierre was a dolist manager, controling the votes of millions of franchised dolists. Despite the power, wealth and high status he had achieved within the People's Republic, he saw that his society was doomed unless no one had the courage to implement the necessary reforms.
Rise to power
Together with the so-called Citizens' Rights Union and a security bureaucrat named Oscar Saint-Just, Pierre staged a coup that killed Hereditary President Harris and most of his government as well as his family. He then maneuvered the People's Quorum to appoint him chairman of the newly instituted Committee of Public Safety. (HH3)
Once in power, Pierre found that governing the People's Republic was not easy: faced with a costly war with the Star Kingdom of Manticore, the resentment of a military that had been purged, and a violent and unruly populace spurred by Cordelia Ransom's propaganda, he could do nothing but implement some long-term fiscal reforms. (HH4)
Death
Rob S. Pierre was killed with his entire security detail during Admiral Esther McQueen's attempted coup of 1915 PD. He was succeeded as Chairman of the Committee by Oscar Saint-Just after the latter had managed to defeat the rebells by leveling the Octagon. (HH9)
Legacy
In the long run, Pierre's fiscal reforms proved to actually stabilze Haven's economy. (HH10)
References
| Preceded by Hereditary President Sidney Harris |
Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety (People's Republic of Haven) |
Succeeded by Oscar Saint-Just |