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| − | Franklin Pierce was the 14th [[president]] of the [[United States]]. He served as the president from 1853-1857. | + | Franklin Pierce was the 14th [[president]] of the [[United States]]. He served as the president from 1853-1857. Pierce was a [[democrat]] and a northerner known to have southern sympathies. |
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| + | Prior to being elected, Pierce served in both the House and Senate and achieved the rank of [[brigadier general]] in the [[Mexican-American War]]. | ||
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| + | Pierce died on October 8, 1969 in Concord, New Hampshire from cirrhosis of the liver. | ||
Revision as of 19:58, April 4, 2007
Template:Stub Franklin Pierce was the 14th president of the United States. He served as the president from 1853-1857. Pierce was a democrat and a northerner known to have southern sympathies.
Prior to being elected, Pierce served in both the House and Senate and achieved the rank of brigadier general in the Mexican-American War.
Pierce died on October 8, 1969 in Concord, New Hampshire from cirrhosis of the liver.