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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.
The presidency of Franklin Pierce began on March 4, 1853, when Franklin Pierce was inaugurated, and ended on March 4, 1857. Pierce, a Democrat from New Hampshire, took office as the 14th United States president after routing Whig Party nominee Winfield Scott in the 1852 presidential election.
May 9, 2024 · Franklin Pierce, 14th U.S. president (1853–57), whose failure to deal effectively with the slavery conflict in the decade preceding the American Civil War shaped the perception of him as a lesser president.
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...
Apr 2, 2014 · Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, prompting a bloody conflict over Kansas' slavery status.
Franklin Pierce became 14th President of the United States at a time of apparent tranquility (1853-1857). By pursuing the recommendations of southern advisers, Pierce — a New Englander —...
Nov 11, 2021 · Sandwiched between Millard Fillmore and James Buchanan, Democrat Franklin Pierce exists in a realm of popular obscurity in line with how lackluster his presidency was. That doesn't mean he...
Franklin Pierce. 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, seemed to have weathered its sectional storm. By following the recommendations of southern advisers, Pierce—a New Englander— hoped to prevent another outbreak of that storm.
Scholarly essays, speeches, photos, and other resources on Franklin Pierce, the 14th US president (1853-1857), including information about his dark-horse candidacy, slavery, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Franklin Pierce, (born Nov. 23, 1804, Hillsboro, N.H., U.S.—died Oct. 8, 1869, Concord, N.H.), 14th president of the U.S. (1853–57). He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1833 to 1837 and in the Senate from 1837 to 1842.
