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Franklin Pierce

1804 - 1869

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Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. Conflict between North and South continued after Pierce's presidency, and, after Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, the Southern states seceded, resulting in the American Civil War. Pierce was born in New Hampshire, the son of state governor Benjamin Pierce. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franklin Pierce is the 1,198th most popular politician (down from 62nd in 2019), the 386th most popular biography from United States (down from 25th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Politician.

Franklin Pierce was the 14th president of the United States. He served from 1853 to 1857. He is most famous for serving as president during the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which led to the Civil War.

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Among politicians, Franklin Pierce ranks 1,198 out of 19,576. Before him are Sukjong of Joseon, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Warren G. Harding, Hyder Ali, Gratian, and Zubayr ibn al-Awam. After him are Pietro Badoglio, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Louis IV of France, Frederick North, Lord North, Constantine V, and Wang Mang.

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Among people born in 1804, Franklin Pierce ranks 6. Before him are Johann Strauss I, Ludwig Feuerbach, George Sand, Wilhelm Eduard Weber, and Napoléon Louis Bonaparte. After him are Benjamin Disraeli, Mikhail Glinka, Emil Lenz, Allan Kardec, Marie Taglioni, and Mongkut. Among people deceased in 1869, Franklin Pierce ranks 2. Before him is Hector Berlioz. After him are Alphonse de Lamartine, Ghalib, Allan Kardec, Edwin Stanton, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Johann Friedrich Overbeck, Hijikata Toshizō, Thomas Graham, and Antoine-Henri Jomini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Franklin Pierce ranks 386 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (1923), Joe Pesci (1943), William Howard Taft (1857), Linda McMahon (1948), Warren G. Harding (1865), and Yonatan Netanyahu (1946). After him are Lee Miller (1907), Chesley Sullenberger (1951), Gloria Stuart (1910), Colonel Sanders (1890), Dianne Wiest (1946), and J. D. Vance (1984).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Franklin Pierce ranks 61. Before him are Zachary Taylor (1784), Allen Dulles (1893), James A. Garfield (1831), Bernie Sanders (1941), William Howard Taft (1857), and Warren G. Harding (1865). After him are Sarah Palin (1964), William Henry Harrison (1773), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882), Lou Henry Hoover (1874), and Bill Nelson (1942).

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