Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1804-11-23
Death 1869-10-08
Active 1795
Active 1850
Birth 1804
Death 1869
Americans
English, Spanish; Castilian, Dutch; Flemish, French

Biographical notes:

Epithet: US President

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x000005

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). Prior to his presidency he served in both the House of Representatives (1833-1837) and the Senate (1837-1842) as a legislator from New Hampshire. Although a Northerner, he sympathized with the Southern cause during the American Civil War and was good friends with Jefferson Davis.

From the guide to the Franklin Pierce Land Office Certificates, 1853-1855, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

President of the U.S.

From the description of Papers, 1820-1968. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963856

Pierce, 14th President of the United States.

From the description of [Letter] 1864 Mar. 21[to] Wm. Ticknor / Franklin Pierce. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 317962842

U.S. senator from New Hampshire and 14th president of the U.S. (1853-1857).

From the description of ALS, 1863 Sept. 8. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976921

From the description of Letter, [18--]. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70960958

Addressed to Gideon Willis in Hartford, Conn.

From the description of Letter to Gideon Willis : Concord, N.H. : ALS, 1851, Oct. 29. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26525990

A lawyer from New Hampshire who served as governor of New Hampshire and in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire before serving as the fourteenth president of the United States.

From the description of Papers, 1849, 1854. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53791431

Franklin Pierce was the fourteenth president of the United States.

From the guide to the Franklin Pierce letters and documents, 1823-1857, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Pierce was the 14th U.S. president, serving 1853-1857.

From the description of ALS, 1859 February 5 : Island of Capri, Bay of Naples, to Hon. B.M. Farley, Boston. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15178682

President of the United States, U.S. representative and senator from New Hampshire, and lawyer.

From the description of Papers of Franklin Pierce, 1820-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063679

Albert Tracy (1818-1893) joined the Army as a lieutenant in the 9th Infantry during the Mexican War, served as Adjutant General of Maine, 1852-1855, returned to the Army's 10th Infantry and participated in an expedition against the Sioux from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, the Mormon expedition, and the Civil War, during which he was made a colonel and aide-de-camp to Gen. John C. Frémont.

From the guide to the Albert Tracy papers, 1843-1893, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

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  • Boots
  • Bounties, Military
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • District of columbia
  • Elections
  • Land grants
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • Mines and mineral resources
  • Politics, government and public administration
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Recommendations For Positions
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862
  • Smithsonian Building
  • Utah Expedition, 1857-1858
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • Presidents

Occupations:

  • Diplomats
  • Ex-presidents
  • Lawyers
  • Presidents
  • Representatives, U.S. Congress
  • Senators, U.S. Congress

Places:

  • Chicago (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • Chicago (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • Plumbago Graphite Mine (N.H.) (as recorded)
  • India, Asia (as recorded)
  • Illinois (as recorded)
  • New Hampshire (as recorded)
  • New Hampshire--Goshen (as recorded)
  • Concord (N.H.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States of America (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Portland (Me.) (as recorded)
  • United States of America (as recorded)
  • Chicago (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States of America (as recorded)
  • Portland (Me.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New Hampshire (as recorded)
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