Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce 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 national unity, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Who was born first?

• Franklin Pierce and Benjamin Disraeli were born the same year
• Franklin Pierce was born 2 years after Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
• Franklin Pierce was born 3 years before Jules Grévy
• Franklin Pierce was born 4 years after Millard Fillmore
• Franklin Pierce was born 4 years before Patrice de MacMahon

Timeline

1. Millard FillmoreJanuary 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874
2. Louis-Eugène CavaignacOctober 15, 1802 – October 28, 1857
3. Benjamin DisraeliDecember 21, 1804 – April 19, 1881
4. Franklin Pierce (this page)November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869
5. Jules GrévyAugust 15, 1807 – September 9, 1891
6. Patrice de MacMahonJune 13, 1808 – October 17, 1893

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