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Apr 2, 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).
Apr 2, 2014 · Best Known For: Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, prompting a bloody conflict over Kansas' slavery status. Industries; Civil Rights; U.S...
Oct 29, 2009 · Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), the son of a onetime governor of New Hampshire, entered politics at a young age. He served as speaker of the state legislature before winning election to the U.S ...
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 ...
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...
Franklin Pierce. 1853-1857. Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) “What luck Frank has,” remarked Nathaniel Hawthorne when he began writing a campaign biography of his lifelong friend Franklin Pierce, the 1852 Democratic candidate for president.
Overview. Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States, came to office during a period of growing tension between the North and South. A politician of limited ability, Pierce was behind one of the most crucial pieces of legislation in American history.
