Difference between revisions of "Franklin Pierce"
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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]]. | 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, 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire from cirrhosis of the liver. | + | Pierce died on October 8, 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire from cirrhosis of the [[liver]]. |
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Franklin Pierce | |
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14th President of the United States | |
Term of office March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1857 | |
Political party | Democratic |
Vice Presidents | William R. King (1853) None (1853-1857) |
Preceded by | Millard Fillmore |
Succeeded by | James Buchanan |
Born | November 23, 1804 Hillsborough, New Hampshire |
Died | October 08, 1869 (aged 64) Concord, New Hampshire |
Spouse | Jane Appleton Pierce |
Religion | Episcopalian |
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, 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire from cirrhosis of the liver.
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