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 was the son of Benjamin Pierce, two-term governor of New Hampshire. (William Henry Harrison's father , Benjamin, was governor or Virginia before it became a state. )
Franklin Pierce was born in New Hampshire.
The 14th U. S. President was Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire.Franklin Pierce from New Hampshire was the 14th US President.
The statue is on the grounds of the state capital on New Hampshire. The Pierce family was much loved in New Hampshire. His father was a two-term governor and Franklin was a US senator, active in the state house,a noted lawyer in the state and a general in the Mexican War before he became President. He was the only man from NH to run for president, much less win.
The one in Washington state was named after Pierce because he was President when Washington Territory was created .
James Monroe served as Secretary of War, as well as Secretary of State for James Madison. (Confederate President Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War for Franklin Pierce)
There is possibly more than one Franklin Pierce High School, but the ones in Washington state undoubtedly honor Pierce because he was the President when Washington Territory was broken off from Oregon in 1853.
No , Davis was never the secretary of the Union navy. Davis did serve as Secretary of War in the administration of President Franklin Pierce.
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.
He was Secretary of State in the government of president Franklin Pierce.
Pierce was from New Hampshire.