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Born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire to Benjamin Pierce and Anna Kendrick Pierce
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1814-1820
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Enrolled in Bowdoin College in Maine in 1820.
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Graduated from Bowdoin College in 1824 with a Bachelor of Arts. Graduated fifth in his class
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Studied law in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the office of Levi Woodbury
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Elected to the New Hampshire state legislature
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Elected to be speaker of New Hampshire's House of Representatives
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Served in US House of Representatives from 1833-1836
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Married Jane Means Appleton
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Had a son named Franklin Pierce Jr.
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Franklin Pierce Jr died after three days of being born
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Served in US Senate 1837-1842
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Franklin Robert Pierce was born on August 27th, 1839
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After 4 years of service, Pierce decided to resign, as his wife was urging him to. Resigned in 1841 and started working as an attorney
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Second son, Benjamin Pierce was born on April 13, 1842
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Lived to be 4 years old. August 27th, 1839-Nov. 14, 1843
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Served in State Legislature in 1844
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Served as brigadier general under General Winfield Scott during Mexican War in 1847
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Pierce resigned from the army after being injured from being thrown off a horse at battle
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Elected 14th president of the United States
Won to Winfield Scott 254-42 -
Involved in train accident, in which his son Benjamin Pierce died, age 11
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Inaugurated as 14th President of the United States. First President to memorize his inaugural address
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William R. King, Pierce's vice president, died. He died of tuberculosis after 45 days in office
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Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in those territories to decide whether to allow slavery or not.
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US bought land from Mexico which later became Arizona and New Mexico
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Didn't win renomination as Democratic presidential candidate, they chose James Buchanan instead, as Pierce proved he was not right for the position
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Served from 1853-1857
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Accused Abraham Lincoln of Reckless Conduct during the civil war and denounced Lincoln's emancipation proclamation
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Died of tuberculosis in Andover, MA
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Died of cirrhosis of the liver. Caused by being an alcoholic after the death of all three of his sons. Died in Concord, N.H
