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Franklin Pierce Biography
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Biography: Life of Franklin Pierce
Born 1804, Died 1869; Served as President of the United States 1853-1857.
Franklin Pierce was born on November 23, 1804 at Hillsboro, New Hampshire. During his youth he attended private schools and graduated from Bowdain College. He later became a lawyer.
In 1834 Franklin Pierce married Jane Appleton. They had three sons who died at a young age.
Pierce began his political career in the New Hampshire legislature. He served in the United States House of Representatives and in 1837 Millard Fillmore was elected to the Senate. Pierce served in the army during the Mexican War.
In 1852, unable to agree on a party leader for the presidential nominee, the Democrats chose Franklin Pierce as their candidate. Assuming office in 1853, Franklin Pierce supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act which reopened the slavery dispute and led to the formation of the Republican Party. During his presidency the Gadsden Purchase fixed the southern boundary in Arizona. The Ostend Manifesto was issued which declared that if Cuba was not sold by Spain the island should be taken by force.
Pierce has little party support and was not selected to run for a second term. Franklin Pierce retired to New Hampshire where in died on October 8, 1869.
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