USA: Franklin Pierce (1804 – 1869) was the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. Oil on canvas, George Peter Alexander Healy (1818-1894), 1858

Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853–57). Pierce was a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation.

His polarizing actions in championing and signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act failed to stem intersectional conflict, setting the stage for Southern secession.

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