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Pierce, Franklin

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
1804–69, 14th President of the United States (1853–57), b. Hillsboro, N.H., grad. Bowdoin College, 1824. Admitted to the bar in 1827, he entered politics as a Jacksonian Democrat, like his father, Benjamin Pierce, who was twice elected governor of New Hampshire (1827, 1829). He served in the New Hampshire general court (1829–33), being speaker in 1831 and 1832, and had an undistinguished career in the U.S. House of Representatives (1833–37) and in the U.S. Senate (1837–42). On resigning from the Senate, he achieved success as a lawyer in Concord, N.H., and continued to be important in state politics. A strong nationalist, he vigorously supported and then served in the Mexican War, becoming a brigadier general of volunteers. In 1852 the Democratic party was split into hostile factions led by William L. Marcy , Stephen A. Douglas, James Buchanan, and Lewis Cass, none of whom could muster sufficient strength to secure the presidential nomination. Pierce, personally charming and…
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Fourteenth president of the United States (1853–57). Born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Pierce studied law at Bowdoin College. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1833–37) and the U.S. Senate (1837–42). He fought in the Mexican War, becoming a brigadier general in 1847, Known for his…
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From Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
fourteenth president of the United States (1853-1857 ) Like his predecessor in office Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce was a Northerner who never owned slaves, and like Fillmore, he was quite sympathetic to Southern positions during a politically charged time. Serving as president of the United…
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From The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History
fourteenth president of the United States (1853–1857). Born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, Pierce's father, Benjamin, a Revolutionary War general and later governor of New Hampshire, influenced his son toward a career in Democratic Party politics. After graduating from Bowdoin College, Pierce read law…
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From Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations
Pierce served as a congressman and senator from New Hampshire prior to his presidency from 1853–1857. He came to the presidency publicly enunciating the principles regarding U.S. policy toward Cuba that dated to John Quincy Adams. Privately, Pierce hoped that Cuba, aided by Americans, would "release…
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President Franklin Pierce, 1855-65 (b/w photo)
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Franklin Pierce. Credit:Library of Congress,...
(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. At the deadlocked Democratic Party convention of 1852, he was nominated as a…
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From Encyclopedia of the American Presidency
This engraving shows Franklin Pierce, the 14th...
(b. 1804–d. 1869) 14th U.S. president As the conflict over slavery escalated, the new president, the handsome 5'10" Franklin Pierce, declared in his inaugural address, "I believe that involuntary servitude, as it ... …
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From American Biographies: American Political Leaders
This engraving shows Franklin Pierce, the 14th...
(b. 1804–d. 1869) 14th U.S. president The youngest man up to his time to be elected president, Franklin Pierce served during the tense period leading to the Civil War. Regarded as a “dark horse” candidate, he won the 18... …
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