The Legacy Of Franklin Pierce Essay - 1281 Words

Angel M.Sanchez Teacher Tracey Villanueva College Transition 28 November 2016 Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce once stated â€Å"There s nothing left to do but to get drunk.† Alcohol, drug use, and regret was the theme of his presidency. I believe if Franklin Pierce wasn’t elected president the country would have been better: slavery might have ended earlier, Cuba might have become a state in the United States, and Abraham Lincoln might have not been assassinated. Franklin Pierce was born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He grew up in a christian home. His mother was a very religious woman and his father was very well respected and well known, he served as a colonial soldier in the American revolution, and was governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1830 . He had seven siblings, four brothers and four sisters, Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, Henry Dearborn Pierce, John Sullivan Pierce, Charles Grandison Pierce, Charlotte Pierce, Nancy M. Pierce McNeal, Harriet B. Pierce Jameson, and Elizabeth Andrews Pierce. He attended local schools until he was 12 then he was sent to a private school. Franklin s parents wanted him to have a better education than they had. At age 15 he entered to Bowdoin College Phillips Exeter Academy and began studying law. In 1829 he was elected to the senate legislature. He was chosen speaker of the house in 1831. 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