1. The 14 th PRESIDENT Franklin Pierce

2. Full Name: Franklin Pierce Born: November 23, 1804 Place of Birth: Hillsboro, New Hampshire Ancestry: English Father: Benjamin Pierce (1726 - 1764) Mother: Ann Kendrick Pierce (1806 - 1863)

3. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the Senate. He was elected as the 14th president of the U.S. and served from 1853 to 1857.

4. He helped territorial expansion, As well as created the U.S. Court of Claims and encouraged a transcontinental railroad.

5. - Franklin pierce was most famous for being an alcoholic. While in office but eventually stopped his habit. “There's nothing left to do but get drunk.“

6. Franklin had Married Jane Means Appleton of Amherst Massachusetts on November 19, 1834. She was 28 and he was 29 years old.

7. Franklin Pierce & Jane Means Appleton Children! 1 st Child Franklin Pierce Jr. Died three days after birth in 1836 2 nd Child Frank Robert Pierce (August 27, 1839 – November 14, 1843) died at the age of four from epidemic typhus. 3 rd Child Benjamin “Bennie” Pierce Was born April 13, 1841.

8. Franklin was arrested for Running over an old lady with his horse. But the charges were dropped and he was released.

9. He did not win his party's nomination for a second term. But he was the only president from New Hampshire.

10. Famous Quotes by – Franklin Pierce! - "Damned Saddle horn. I never saw it coming." - "Slavery? What's that now?" - "Jane, how do I get off this crazy thing. Jane!" "There's nothing left to do but get drunk.“ - "Dear Mr. Davis. I love you and the South. Hate the North." (Note to Jefferson Davis)'' - "A pizza, Nick. Buck said this 'pizza' was good. I want peppered roni. What language are you speaking?

11. Franklin Pierce became the general of the Mexican war between 1847- 1848

12. Franklin Pierce died on October 8, 1869 at 4:40 am in Concord, NH. He is buried in the Old North Cemetery in Concord, NH.