Childhood and education
Franklin Pierce was born on November 23, 1804, in a log cabin in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He was a sixth-generation descendant of Thomas Pierce, who had moved to the 查看更多內容

Lawyer and politician
Despite his resignation from the Senate, Pierce had no intention of leaving public life. The move to Concord had given him more opportunities for cases, and allowed Jane Pierce a more robust community life. Jane had … 查看更多內容

Transition and train crash
Pierce began his presidency in mourning. Weeks after his election, on January 6, 1853, the President-elect and his family were traveling … 查看更多內容

In addition to his LL.D. from Norwich University, Pierce received honorary doctorates from Bowdoin College (1853) and 查看更多內容

U.S. House of Representatives
Pierce departed in November 1833 for Washington, D.C., where the Twenty-third United States Congress convened its regular session … 查看更多內容

As the 1852 presidential election approached, the Democrats were divided by the slavery issue, though most of the "Barnburners" who had left the party with Van Buren to … 查看更多內容

After leaving the White House, the Pierces remained in Washington for more than two months, staying with former Secretary of State William L. Marcy. Buchanan altered course from the Pierce administration, replacing all his appointees. The Pierces eventually … 查看更多內容