Pierce lived in New Hampshire and had served as a US senator for that state.
He was nominated by a national convention. The Virginia delegation put his name into contention on the 35th ballot but supporters from his his state state had worked for him Behind the Scenes for some time.
The year was 1852.
He was nominated the Democratic Convention of June, 1852 in Baltimore.
The delegation from Virginia placed his name into contention for the nomination. (see the related question for more details about his nomination.)
Pierce was from New Hampshire.
President Pierce wanted Kansas to become a slave state, but Congress did not
The 35th ballot.
The 14th U. S. President was Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire.Franklin Pierce from New Hampshire was the 14th US President.
When it became a state in 1788 there was no US President.
Pierce was 47 when he was nominated and elected. He turned 48 three weeks after the election.
In February 2009,president Obama nominated Gary Locke,the former governor of Washington State,for secretary of commerce.A few months later,the president nominated Jon Huntsman for ambassador to China.In May,president Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court judge.In June,the president nominated John M.McHugh for secretary of the army.
The one in Washington state was named after Pierce because he was President when Washington Territory was created .
The US was not at war while Pierce was President. There was considerable turmoil and violence in Kansas over the election to decide whether to allow slavery in the state.