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Parents
He was a child of Anna(Kenbrick) Pierce and Benjamin Pierce -
Birth
He was son of Benjamin and Anna Pierce In Hillsborough, NH -
Religion
Episopation -
Education
He went to public school as a young child, when went to Hancock academy. He attended Bowdion collage at age 15. He loved collage so much that he spend most of his time hanging out with friends then he did school. Then he decided to study and finished in 1824 and was ranked 5 in his collage. -
Jobs
He was a Lawyer, US Representative for New Hampshire, and US Senate for New Hampshire -
Married
He married Jane Meas Appleton -
Franklin Pierce Jr
He was born and was the 1st child. -
Franklin Pierce Jr Died
He died at 3 days old. His death was unknown . -
Frank Robert Pierce
He was the 2nd child. -
Benjamin Pierce
He was the 3rd child. -
Frank Robert Pierce died
we don't know what caused the death. He was 4 years old when he died. -
Military
He was in the Army for the Mexican-American war. He was supposed to lead 2000 soldiers with not military experience himself.He was a Brigadier General. Pierce backed down right before the war, saying he got hurt when really he was faking it. His Commander then called him a coward. Pierce beat his commander in the 1852 election. -
Election
Pierce defeated his old commander -
Political Party
Democratic -
Vice President
Was William Rufus De Vane King -
Memory
He was the first president to his address from memory -
Vice President Died
He died before taking office. Pierce was the 2nd president without a vice president. -
Benjamin Pierce died
He died at 12 years old when they got on a train to go Franklin's pre president events and died of a train crash. -
Elected President
He was elected in January 7 1853 right after his youngest child died. -
words of choice
He chose to say I solemnly swear instead of I soluemnly affirm -
Graden purchase
He bought 29600 square miles for 15 million dollars -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Pierce tried to put a stop towards slavery, but then failed. -
Nationality law
This law states that all children born in the US were citizen. -
bleeding kansas
A war broke out against the Anti and pro slavery owners -
Drinking
Pierce began to drink -
Pets
He had a Japaneses sleeve dog. -
Left Office
He Left in 1857 -
Wife died
Death was unknown -
Death
Died of cirrhosis of the liver, in the Pierce Manse in Concord, New Hampshire. He was buried at the Old North Cemetery. -
Retirement
He never went into retirement because he was only 64 when he died.
