Franklin pierce biography

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Who Was Franklin Pierce?

Franklin Pierce was elected to the United States Senate in After resigning in , Pierce joined the temperance movement and worked as an attorney, before going off to kamp under General Winfield Scott in the Mexican-American War. In , Pierce was elected president for one term. As president, he signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, prompting a bloody conflict over Kansas' slavery ställning eller tillstånd.

Early Life and Political Career

Franklin Pierce, the 14th U.S. President, was born on November 23, , in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. His father, Benjamin, was an American Revolutionary War hero who held some political prowess in the family's rural town. His mother, Anna Kendrick Pierce, had eight children, whose education she made her top priority.

At the age of 12, Pierce left the public school struktur to attend private academies. When he turned 15, he enrolled at Bowdoin College in Maine, where he excelled at public speaking. In , Pierce graduated fifth i

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Franklin Pierce: Life Before the Presidency

Born on November 23, , Franklin Pierce, though by no means wealthy, had more advantages than most young boys in rural New Hampshire. His father, Benjamin Pierce, had led the local militia to victories in the American Revolution, and as a result, he enjoyed a status in the area of Hillsborough that gave him influence in local politics. Both he and his wife Anna Kendrick's families had been in America since the early Puritan settlements of the s. Like other ambitious parents, Benjamin and Anna wanted their eight children to have a better education than their own.

Franklin attended local schools until age twelve when he was sent to private academies. At fifteen, he entered Bowdoin College in Maine where he made many friends, including a budding young writer named Nathaniel Hawthorne. At first, young Franklin enjoyed the social life at Bowdoin so much that his schoolwork took second priority. Soon he was last in his class. He gradually be

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Franklin Pierce

President of the United States from to

This article is about the president of the United States. For other people with the same name, see Franklin Pierce (disambiguation).

Franklin Pierce
Portrait by Mathew Brady, c.&#;–65
In office March 4, &#;– March 4,
Vice President
Preceded by	Millard Fillmore
Succeeded by	James Buchanan
In office March 4, &#;– February 28,
Preceded by	John Page
Succeeded by	Leonard Wilcox
In office March 4, &#;– March 3,
Preceded by	Joseph Hammons
Succeeded by	Jared W. Williams
In office January 5, &#;– January 2,
Preceded by	Samuel C. Webster
Succeeded by	Charles G. Atherton
In office January 7, &#;– January 2,
Preceded by	Thomas Wilson
Succeeded by	Hiram Monroe
Born	()November 23, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	October 8, () (aged&#;64) Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place	Old North Cemetery, Concord
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