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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.
However, after the 1988 presidential election, the shine had dulled on military-veteran politicians, and through 2012, "the candidate with the better military record lost." [2] As of December 2018, George H. W. Bush was the most recent president to have served in combat (as an aircraft carrier-based bomber pilot in World War II). [3]
The presidency of Franklin Pierce began on March 4, 1853, when Franklin Pierce was sworn in, and ended on March 4, 1857. Pierce, a Democrat from New Hampshire , took office as the 14th United States president after routing Whig Party nominee Winfield Scott in the 1852 presidential election .
Franklin Pierce: Mexican–American War: Served in New Hampshire Militia from 1831 to 1847 and attained the rank of Colonel. Appointed to command 9th Infantry Regiment during Army expansion for Mexican–American War. Subsequently, promoted to Brigadier General and command of a brigade. New York State Militia: Chester A. Arthur
It was briefly commanded by Colonel (and future President of the United States) Franklin Pierce before Pierce was promoted to brigadier general and commander of the brigade that included the 9th Regiment. Pierce was succeeded by Colonel Truman B. Ransom, who was killed in the assault upon Chapultepec Castle. Ransom was succeeded by Colonel ...
First president to assume the office without having had any prior public service experience, military or political. [490] [491] First president to be a resident of Florida. [492] First president to use Bitcoin. [493] First president to own a social media company. First president presumed to be a billionaire prior to assuming office. [494]
Franklin Pierce: Out of office [e] Military: US Senator: U.S. representative: Lawyer: New Hampshire: 15: James Buchanan: Foreign service [h] Out of office [e] Secretary of State: US Senator: Lawyer: Pennsylvania: 16: Abraham Lincoln: Out of office [e] US Representative: State legislator [i] Military: Lawyer, land surveyor: Illinois [m] 17 ...
Several non-military vessels have been named SS President Fillmore, one was later commissioned as USS Powhatan; Franklin Pierce [note 5] See also: SS President Pierce, later USS Hugh L. Scott; Andrew Johnson [note 4] See also: SS President Johnson, commissioned as USS Manchuria (ID-1633) from 1918 to 1919. James A. Garfield [note 1]