March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1857
|
VICE
PRESIDENT
William R. King* |
FIRST
LADY
Jane Means Pierce |
 |
BORN: November 23, 1804 |
*Died in Office |
| Hillsborough, New Hampshire |
|
| CHILDREN: 3 Sons |
| The Pierce's first son died 3 days after birth, another died at age 4 from
typhus. After his election and before the inauguration, Franklin Pierce's 11 year
old son Benjamin was killed in a train wreck (from which Mr. and Mrs. Pierce escaped
unharmed). |
| MILITARY SERVICE: Brigadier General,
US Army (Combat Veteran) |
| PROFESSION: Attorney |
| POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic |
| HOME STATE: New Hampshire |
| POLITICAL OFFICES: U.S.
Representative, U.S. Senator |
| NICKNAME: "Young Hickory of the
Granite Hills" |
| DIED: October 8, 1869 (Age -
64) |
| BURIED: Mount Vernon, Virginia |
| "I have
come seriously to the conclusion that he has in him many of the chief elements of a great
ruler. His talents are administrative, he has a subtle faculty of making affairs
roll onward according to his will, and of influencing their course without showing any
trace of his action." Nathaniel
Hawthorne |
