Zenas Caldwell and Nathaniel Hawthorne, the famous author, were close college friends. People who knew Pierce tended to like him and seek his friendship.
Levi Woodbury, who later was a Supreme Court justice, taught him the law.
Josiah Minot was his law partner. Congressman Charles Peaslee was a staunch supporter and friend. Lawyer Sidney Webster was a long-time friend and served as his secretary ( like the present day chief of staff) while he was President.
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Pierce became the US president on March 4, 1853.
Franklin Pierce was the 14th president and so was the 13th to live in the White Houise. (The first president did not live in the White House.)
He lived in Concord, New Hampshire when he was elected president.
When it became a state in 1788 there was no US President.
Franklin Pierce had a close friendship with future U.S. President Nathaniel Hawthorne. They met while attending Bowdoin College in the early 1820s and remained lifelong friends. Hawthorne even dedicated one of his books, "The House of the Seven Gables," to Pierce.
He became President of the United States on March 4, 1853.
In 1853, Millard Fillmore served until March 4,1853 when he replaced by Franklin Pierce. Pierce served one term, until March 4,1857 when James Buchanan became President.
Pierce was the 14th President, and the 13th to live in the White House. John Adams was the first to live there.
Pierce was the 14th President, and the 13th to live in the White House. John Adams was the first to live there.
In 1853 Franklin Pierce became the 14th president of the United States.In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed.In 1855 the Satocha sank after it hit an ice cube.In 1856 Woodrow Wilson the 28th president of the United States was born.In 1857 Pierce left the White House and James Buchanan became the next president.In 1863 his wife Jane died.Franklin Pierce died in 1869.
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States, serving one term from 4 March 1853 to 4 March 1857.