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    Franklin Pierce

    President of the United States from 1853 to 1857

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  2. Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician who served as the 14th president of the United States from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and ...

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    Oct 29, 2009 · Franklin Pierce’s Early Life and Career . Born on November 23, 1804, in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce was the son of Benjamin Pierce, a hero of the American Revolution who was ...

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  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. U.S. Presidents. Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, prompting a bloody conflict over Kansas' slavery status....

  5. May 9, 2024 · Franklin Pierce (born November 23, 1804, Hillsboro, New Hampshire, U.S.—died October 8, 1869, Concord, New Hampshire) was the 14th president of the United States (1853–57). He failed to deal effectively with the corroding sectional controversy over slavery in the decade preceding the American Civil War (1861–65).

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  6. Feb 2, 2023 · November 23, 1804–October 8, 1869. Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) was the 14th President of the United States. He was a native of New Hampshire who sympathized with Southern views on slavery based on the wording of the U.S. Constitution. As a result, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the ...

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  7. Franklin Pierce | The White House. The biography for President Pierce and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Franklin Pierce became 14th President of the...

  8. White House Historical Association. Franklin Pierce became president at a time of what seemed on the surface like domestic tranquility. The United States, by virtue of the Compromise of 1850, seem...

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