Pierce, Franklin (Administration)

FRANKLIN PIERCE WAS BORN in 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. His father was a prosperous farmer and Democratic politician, later becoming governor. Pierce was elected to the state legislature at the age of 24, where he soon became speaker. In ...

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