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Pierce, Franklin
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Franklin Pierce married in 1834, his wife being Jane Means Appleton, the (laughter of a President of Bowdoin College. She was a young lady of fine intelligence and estimable character, but highly sensitive in organization, which was due to her delicate health. They made a happy and harmonious pair, for he was deeply devoted to her, and he seemed to prefer to live at home and attend to his law business, to holding any office.
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Historian David Potter concludes that the Ostend Manifesto and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were “the two great calamities of the Franklin Pierce administration. Both brought down an avalanche of public criticism.” More important says Potter, they permanently discredited Manifest Destiny and popular sovereignty.
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Franklin Pierce was bestowed with good looks which particularly made him quite popular among women and had lots of friends. However he experienced misfortune in his private life which disturbed him badly, that was reflected in his political career ....He was also criticized in the North because of his involvement in the Kansas-Nebraska Act which rejected the Missouri Compromise and supported slavery in the West. He was further opposed by his diplomats who issued the Ostend Manifesto.
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Appearing in 9 episodes of Season 5 of The West Wing, Ryan Pierce, the nephew of a powerful Senator and Great-Great Grandson to Franklin Pierce, was a White House intern assigned to Josh Lyman. Franklin Pierce... never had any children live into adulthood.
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[ Rindge NH ] The Broadway musical, Pippin, will have a 5-day run in the Franklin Pierce Warehouse Theatre – Wednesday through Saturday, April 11- 14. The first four performances, Wednesday through Saturday, are at 7:30 p.m. The final show, a Sunday matinee, will be at 1 p.m. Adult admission is $5. Students with ID – $2. For information or reservations, call 603.899.4150.
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With all his wildness, Franklin Pierce was a lovable boy, a favorite with everybody. He had a natural courtesy and a grace of speech and manner which won him friends on all sides. These qualities clung to him through life.
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