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	Franklin Pierce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857.
		Franklin Pierce was born in a log cabin near Hillsborough, New Hampshire, part of the Transcendental Generation.
		Pierce attended school at Hillsborough Center and moved to the Hancock Academy in Hancock at the age of 11; he was transferred to Francestown Academy in spring 1820.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franklin_Pierce (2651 words)

	Franklin Pierce - MSN Encarta
		Franklin Pierce was born on November 23, 1804.
		Pierce was educated at the local Hillsborough school until the age of 12 and prepared for college at academies in Hancock and Francestown, New Hampshire.
		Franklin's older brother was at Dartmouth College, but General Pierce disagreed with the political philosophy at Dartmouth and sent Franklin to the newer Bowdoin College at Brunswick, Maine.
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	SPECTRUM Biographies - Franklin Pierce
		Franklin Pierce was the son of Benjamin Pierce, a recognized hero of the Revolutionary War.
		Since Franklin Pierce grew up the son of a war hero, it was no wonder that Franklin's childhood fantasy was to be a war hero himself someday.
		Franklin Pierce did not give one speech or campaign for a single minute, yet he was elected president in 1852.
	www.incwell.com /Biographies/Presidents/Pierce,Franklin.html (426 words)

	FranklinPierce
		Franklin Pierce was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire on November 23, 1804.
		Pierce was extremely against ending slavery so he prevented the petition from being debated on the floor of the House.
		Pierce won and was elected the 14th president of the United States.
	www.geocities.com /beckyok2/FranklinPierce.html (1361 words)

	USA-Presidents.Info - Franklin Pierce
		Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 - October 8, 1869) was the 14th (1853 - 1857) President of the United States.
		Pierce was elected President of the United States on the Democratic ticket and served from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1857.
		Franklin Pierce died in Concord on October 8, 1869, from cirrhosis of the liver, and was interred in Minat Inclosure in the Old North Cemetery.
	www.usa-presidents.info /pierce.htm (641 words)

	Franklin Pierce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The next morning General Pierce was in the saddle at daylight, but the enemy's camp was stormed in the rear by the flanking party, and those of its defenders who escaped death or capture fled in confusion toward Churubusco, where Santa-Anna had concentrated his forces.
		Franklin Pierce, too, was a true patriot and a sincere lover of his country.
		Pierce were with him at the time, and the boy, a bright lad of thirteen years, had been amusing them with his conversation just before the accident.
	www.franklinpierce.org (6356 words)

	Internet Public Library: POTUS
		Pierce was arrested while in office for running over an old woman with his horse, but his case was dropped due to insufficient evidence in 1853.
		Franklin Pierce was the first President to have a Christmas tree in the White House.
		Pierce died of cirrhosis of the liver as a result of years of heavy drinking.
	www.ipl.org /div/potus/fpierce.html (502 words)

	President Franklin Pierce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Franklin was born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire on November 23, 1804.
		Pierce was so deeply depressed over the horrid death of her children that she did not participate in the social activities of the White House.
		Franklin Pierce was probably not the best President, but he did help the United States to the best of his ability.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/presidents/pierce.htm (286 words)

	NH Historical Society - Franklin Pierce: Defining Democracy in America
		Pierce's presidency was the culmination of an unexpected rise to power from a small town on the New Hampshire frontier, to leader of a young Republic.
		Pierce grew up in the remote town of Hillsborough, and went on to become the political leader of New Hampshire, growing up with the country in the first half of the 19th century.
		Pierce was first elected to the New Hampshire State Legislature in 1828, and soon became the youngest speaker of the house in state history.
	www.nhhistory.org /museumexhibits/pierce/pierce1.htm (863 words)

	Presidents: Franklin Pierce
		Franklin Pierce was born in a log cabin in Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
		Pierce's father was active in politics, attaining the governorship of New Hampshire.
		Pierce did not actively seek the Presidential nomination, but it was thrust on him when the convention found itself deadlocked.
	www.multied.com /Bio/presidents/pierce.html (419 words)

	Franklin Pierce's Obituary
		Pierce was a strong Democrat, as his father had been before him, and he strongly advocated the election of General Jackson to the Presidency.
		Pierce went to the Island of Madeira for the benefit of his wife's health, and subsequently traveled in Europe, returning to his home in Concord, N.H., in 1860, where he has since resided, taking no prominent part in public affairs.
		Pierce, at home, was a popular man, engaging in his manners, agreeable in all social intercourse, and, generous and kindly in his disposition, he inspired the personal respect and love of those with whom he came in contact.
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	Failure Magazine-Archives-History-Franklin Pierce
		While Pierce's adult life started inauspiciously—he was last in his class of 17 after two years at Maine's Bowdoin College—he proved to be a naturally gifted politician, elected to the New Hampshire state legislature at the age of 24 and Speaker of the [state] House two years later.
		Pierce was ten years removed from serving in public office, having spent the preceding decade fighting in the Mexican War, focusing on his law practice, and raising a family with his wife Jane.
		Although Pierce considered slavery a "social and political evil" he believed that the issue should be decided by the individual states, and as President it was his job to enforce the nation's laws.
	www.failuremag.com /arch_history_franklin_pierce.html (1359 words)

	American President
		Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States, came to office during a period of growing tension between the North and South.
		Jane Pierce was her husband's opposite; she was painfully shy, deeply religious, often in bad health, and a strong advocate of the temperance movement.
		Subsequently, Franklin Pierce served in the Mexican-American War, and in something of a surprise was elected President in 1852.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/franklinpierce (290 words)

	FRANKLIN PIERCE - LoveToKnow Article on FRANKLIN PIERCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		His father, Benjamin Pierce (1757-1839), served in the American army throughout the War of Independence, was a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1789 to 1803, and was governor of the state in 1827-1829.
		Pierce then studied law, and in 1827 was admitted to the bar and began to practise at Hillsborough.
		In 1850 Pierce became president of a convention assembled at Concord to revise the constitution of his state, and used his influence to secure the removal of those provisions of the constitution of 1792 which declared that only Protestants should be eligible for higher state offices.
	www.1911ency.org /P/PI/PIERCE_FRANKLIN.htm (1159 words)

	Franklin Pierce,14th U.S. President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) served his country during one of the most tumultuous periods of American history.
		So grieved was Jane Pierce that she was not seen in public for the next two years and refused to attend her husband's inauguration.
		Pierce stood by his party and supported the bill, believing it to be in the spirit of the Constitution.
	www.conknet.com /~hillsboro/pierce/pierce.html (871 words)

	President Franklin Pierce: Health & Medical History
		Pierce and his wife were in a train accident two months before Pierce's inauguration.
		In the same train accident, the Pierce's sole surviving child, their son Bennie, was practically decapitated in front of their eyes.
		"Pierce was an alcoholic, as everyone close to him was well aware; a fondness for drink was not something to hide in those times" [4a].
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	Franklin Pierce
		Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth president of the United States, was born at Hillsborough, New Hampshire, on the 23rd of November 1804.
		His father, Benjamin Pierce (1757-1839), served in the American army throughout the War of Independence, was a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1789 to 1803, and was governor of the state in 1827-29.
		Pierce was not a great statesman, and his fame has been overshadowed by that of Thomas Hart Benton, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster.
	www.nndb.com /people/940/000049793 (1018 words)

	Franklin Pierce - Likeness of New Hampshire War Heroes & Personages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pierce was the son of a Revolutionary War general who had been a governor of New Hampshire; like his father he was a Jacksonian Democrat and a strong believer in states' rights.
		Events outran Pierce's natural urge to compromise; even his cabinet was split down the middle on the question of "free" or "slave".
		Pierce was not renominated for a second term in 1857;he returned to Concord (NH) and the practice of law as the Civil War loomed.
	www.state.nh.us /nhdhr/warheroes/piercef.html (194 words)

	President Franklin Pierce
		Franklin, who was the sixth of eight children, was a remarkably bright and handsome boy, generous, warm-hearted and brave.
		Franklin Pierce was therefore inaugurated President of the United States on the 4th of March, 1853.
		Pierce remained steadfast in the principles which he had always cherished, and gave his sympathies to that pro-slavery party with which he had ever been allied.
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	Franklin Pierce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Franklin was born Novenber 23, 1804 in a log cabin near Hillsboro, New Hampshire.
		Pierce's carefree and irresponsible attitude toward his studies soon carried him to the bottom of his class, though he became a favorite among the students.
		Pierce was acceptable to both the North and South, in part because of his service in the Mexican War and his absence from Washington during the devisive political debate over slavery and other sectional issues was polarizing the American electorate.
	histclo.com /pres/ind19/pierce.html (2475 words)

	Presidential Avenue: Franklin Pierce
		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.
		Franklin's wife, Jane Pierce, was slowly dying from tuberculosis by the time her husband left office in 1857.
		Franklin Pierce, his wife, and their three children are buried at Old North Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire.
	www.presidentialavenue.com /fp.cfm (1025 words)

	Franklin Pierce
		Pierce's desire to smooth over the slavery quarrel and unite all factions of the Democratic party was reflected in the composition of his cabinet, for which he chose such outstanding sectional representatives as Marcy, Jefferson
		Pierce, by that time very unpopular, was passed over by the Democrats for renomination, and Buchanan succeeded him.
		Franklin Pierce - Franklin Pierce Born: 11/23/1804 Birthplace: Hillsboro, N.H. Franklin Pierce was born at Hillsboro,...
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	Amazon.com: Franklin Pierce (Encyclopedia of Presidents): Books: Charnan Simon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the case of Franklin Pierce it is significant that his shining moment is when he delivers his inaugural address from memory.
		The best you can say for Pierce, which is Simon's position, is that his stand in support of slavery was based on principle: since slavery was protected by the Constitution and since Pierce was a public servant whose duty was to uphold the Constitution, he was therefore required to protect slavery.
		Pierce was a spectator for the pivotal events of that four-year period, such as "Bleeding Kansas." Even the success of the diplomatic mission to open Japan to Western trade was started by his predecessor.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0516013572?v=glance (931 words)

	Franklin Pierce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Franklin Pierce is the only President to have said "I promise" instead of "I swear" at his Inauguration.
		Pierce always insisted that grace be said before a meal.
		Pierce was the first president born in the 19th century.
	www.geocities.com /presfacts/pierce.html (186 words)

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