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American History.United States: General.Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861.Middle 19th Century, 1845/1848-1861.Franklin Pierce's Administration, 1853-1857.
Franklin PierceFranklin Pierce, A Chronology of His Life and Career

The personal good looks of Franklin Pierce and his brilliant speaking manner impressed all who met him. People in New Hampshire respected his service as a U.S. Representative and Senator, and as a Brigadier General in the Mexican War. But few persons outside his home state had heard of Pierce until he ran for President.

 
November 23, 1804 Born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire.
1824 Graduated from Bowdoin College.
1827 Opened a law office in Concord, New Hampshire.
1829 Elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
1833 Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
November 10, 1834 Married Jane Means Appleton.
1837 Elected to the U.S. Senate.
1847 Served as Brigadier General in the Mexican War.
1852 Elected President of the United States.
December 2, 1863 Jane Means Pierce died.
October 8, 1869 Died in Concord, New Hampshire.


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