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    Franklin Pierce

    President of the United States from 1853 to 1857

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  1. 2 days ago · 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 ...

  2. 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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  3. May 10, 2024 · On June 6, 1856, the fifth and final day of the Democratic Party’s national convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, President Franklin Pierce becomes the first elected president of the United States...

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  4. May 21, 2024 · 01. Franklin Pierce was born into a political family; his father, Benjamin Pierce, served as Governor of New Hampshire. This environment undoubtedly influenced Pierce's early interest in politics. 02. Before his presidency, Pierce served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.

  5. 1 day ago · In 1855, John P. Hale of Dover returned to Washington, D.C., as a U.S. senator. He had previously represented the state in Washington as a congressman (1843-1845) and senator (1847-1853).

  6. 2 days ago · A brief history of the 14th president of the United States president, Franklin Pierce.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HistoryBrief

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  7. May 16, 2024 · May 16, 2024 Updated May 16, 2024. 0. Peter A. Eden. RINDGE — Peter A. Eden has been named the seventh president of Franklin Pierce University, following a unanimous vote of the board of trustees. According to a news release from the university, Eden will assume the presidency on July 15.

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