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Franklin Pierce (1804)close

Born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce was 14th President of the United States from 1853 to 1857. He realized that the issue of slavery was dividing the nation, but he could not find any way to reach a compromise that would please both northern and southern states.

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