Franklin Pierce [14th]
(March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1857)
Nickname: "Young Hickory of the Granite Hills" Born: November 23, 1804, Hillsborough (Hillsboro), New Hampshire Died: October 8, 1869, in Concord, New Hampshire Buried: Concord, New Hampshire Father: General Benjamin Pierce Mother: Ann Kendrick Pierce Married: Jane Means Appleton (1806-1863), on November 10, 1834
Children:
Franklin Pierce (1836);
Frank Robert Pierce (1839-43);
Benjamin Pierce (1841-53)
Religion: Episcopalian Education: Graduated from Bowdoin College (1824) Occupation: Lawyer, public official Military: Brigadier General (Army) during Mexican War. Political Party: Democrat Other Government Positions:
Served in New Hampshire Legislature, 1829-33
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1833-37
Unites States Senate, 1837-42
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Franklin Pierce [14th]