1. Franklin Pierce By: Jordan Farmer

2. 14 th President 1853-1857 Democrat Nickname: “ Young Hickory of the Granite Hills ” Vice President: William King Religion: Episcopalian

3. Job Training Born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire in 1804 Attended Bowdoin College After graduation he studied law then entered politics

4. Political Background Age 24; elected to the New Hampshire legislature two years later he became its Speaker During the 1830's he went to Washington first as a Representative then as a Senator

5. Military Background Resigned from senate to serve in the Mexican War He was later proposed by New Hampshire friends for the Presidential nomination in 1852

6. Presidential Style hated change relied on tradition to steer the government

7. Earning Southern Respect Extremely unpopular Politics seem to favor the South He later opposed Abraham Lincoln’s election and the Emancipation Proclamation

8. Campaign mainly concerned with promoting national unity by including all Democratic factions in the Cabinet strictly adhering to the Compromise of 1850

9. Election Issues Democrats stood more firmly for the Compromise of 1850 than the Whigs Whig candidate General Winfield Scott was suspect in the South Pierce won the election with a narrow margin of popular votes General Winfield Scott

10. Election Issues Cont’d His hopes for unity were destroyed by the passage of the Kansas- Nebraska Act which repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Enacting this law led to a revolt by antislavery Democrats and to the creation of the Republican party

11. Presidency Signed the Gadsden Purchase Which added land from Mexico to the Territory of New Mexico supported the Fugitive Slave Laws Which returned run away slaves to their owners

12. Public Life He was not what one could call an inspired military leader He would often faint when going into battle Some described him as a coward

13. View of the Constitution believed that the Constitution was sacred and unchangeable He said, "If the Compromise measures are not firmly maintained, the Constitution will be trampled in the dust."

14. Interesting Facts was arrested while in office for running over an old woman with his horse, but his case was dropped due to insufficient evidence in 1853 "We Polked you in 1844; we shall Pierce you in 1852. ” Each of his three children died before he was president and before reaching adolescence He was the first president to memorize his inaugural address and recite it from memory

15. In Conclusion Pierce still is the only president ever denied renomination by his party Franklin Pierce was not a particularly effective President and left office having not change much

16. Afterwards Franklin Pierce spent his last years in New Hampshire He died in Concord on October 8, 1869

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