Franklin Pierce Autographs
Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. Conflict between North and South continued after Pierce's presidency, and, following Abraham Lincoln's victory in the 1860 United States presidential election, the Southern states seceded, resulting in the American Civil War.
Pierce was born in New Hampshire, and his father was state governor Benjamin Pierce. He served in the House of Representatives from 1833 until his election to the Senate, where he served from 1837 until his resignation in 1842. His private law practice was a success, and he was appointed New Hampshire's U.S. attorney in 1845. Pierce took part in the Mexican–American War as a brigadier general in the United States Army. Democrats saw him as a compromise candidate uniting Northern and Southern interests, and nominated him for president on the 49th ballot at the 1852 Democratic National Convention. He and running mate William R. King easily defeated the Whig Party ticket of Winfield Scott and William Alexander Graham in the 1852 presidential election.
As president, Pierce attempted to enforce neutral standards for civil service while also satisfying the Democratic Party's diverse elements with patronage, an effort that largely failed and turned many in his party against him. He was a Young America expansionist who signed the Gadsden Purchase of land from Mexico and led a failed attempt to acquire Cuba from Spain. He signed trade treaties with Britain and Japan and his Cabinet reformed its departments and improved accountability, but political strife during his presidency overshadowed these successes. His popularity declined sharply in the Northern states after he supported the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which nullified the Missouri Compromise, while many Southern whites continued to support him. The act's passage led to violent conflict over the expansion of slavery in the American West. Pierce's administration was further damaged when several of his diplomats issued the Ostend Manifesto calling for the annexation of Cuba, a document that was roundly criticized. He fully expected the Democrats to renominate him in the 1856 presidential election, but they abandoned him and his bid failed. His reputation in the North suffered further during the American Civil War as he became a vocal critic of President Lincoln.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Franklin Pierce (A 3 page Handwritten Letter & Book Both Signed as President by Franklin Pierce) was sold in July 2014 for $6,500.00 while the cheapest item (2020 Historic Autograph POTUS The First 36 #14 Franklin Pierce) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2024. The month with the most items sold (8) was December 2025 with an average selling price of $1,743.71 for an autographed item of Franklin Pierce. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2014 with $3,700.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2024. In average, an autographed item from Franklin Pierce is worth $243.75.
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Latest News about Franklin Pierce
Attorney to discuss free speech at Franklin Pierce University (03/09/2015): Free speech attorney Joseph Steinfield plans to discuss how free speech is affected when parody and blasphemy clash in the global arena, in his talk ?The Danish and Charlie Hebdo Cartoons: Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theatre?? at Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. College Roundup Franklin Pierce women advance to semis (03/08/2015): Natalie Bastian netted 17 points and Jessica Hurd added 16 points to lead Franklin Pierce University to a 70-56 women?s basketball win over Southern Connecticut State in the first round of the Northeast-10 basketball tournament at the Fieldhouse in Rindge Sunday. The Rev. Kathleene Card and Franklin Pierce University President Andrew Card vis (02/06/2015): on Friday as part of the Personal Life|Personal Faith Colloquium to discuss how their faith impacts their careers. Prep boys swim result: Auburn Riverside, Clover Park, Franklin Pierce, Washingto (01/23/2015): No personal attacks or insults, no hate speech, no profanity. Please keep the conversation civil and help us moderate this thread by reporting any abuse. Former White House Cabinet official introduced as Franklin Pierce president (12/02/2014): Franklin Pierce University introduced former White House chief of staff Andrew H. Card as its fifth president at a press conference in the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communications on Monday afternoon.
Older News Stories about Franklin Pierce
Ex-Bush Chief of Staff Andrew Card to lead Franklin Pierce University (11/2014): RINDGE, N.H. (AP) — Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card has been named Franklin Pierce University's fifth president. Card, a former Franklin Pierce trustee, starts Jan. 12. He succeeds James Birge, who became president in 2009 and announced his intent to resign last summer. Sprint Football Stumbles at Franklin Pierce, 45-7 (10/2014): RINDGE, N.H – The Princeton University sprint football team dropped to 0-2 on the season with a 45-7 loss to Franklin Pierce at Sodexo Field. Holding onto a 17-7 lead at the intermission, the Ravens scored 28 unanswered with a pair of touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters. Scott Brown speaks at Franklin Pierce forum (09/2014): Franklin Pierce University hosted a First-Time Voters Forum with Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Scott Brown U.S. Monday afternoon. Franklin Pierce's Kirsh to retire as AD (08/2014): Franklin Pierce University Director of Athletics Bruce Kirsh has announced his retirement from the institution, effective Dec. 31. Franklin Pierce University's credit downgraded (07/2014): The credit downgrade is part of a larger economic trend that started in 2013 when the number of downgrades in higher education outpaced the number of upgrades. Local student graduates from Franklin Pierce University (06/2014): Emma A. Priester of Milford (08848), graduated from Franklin Pierce University in the spring of 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. 
Franklin Pierce University grads reminded education is not 'static thing' (05/2014): Franklin Pierce University President James Birge opened the university's 49th commencement ceremony Saturday by welcoming the 370 graduates about to receive their undergraduate and graduate degree diplomas. Assumption's Jenn Lattal shuts out Franklin Pierce (04/2014): Assumption 5, Franklin Pierce 0: Jenn Lattal threw a two-hitter, walking only one and striking out three, to lead the Greyhounds (16-17) over the Ravens (11-18) in Rindge, N.H. Two area students graduate from Franklin Pierce University (07/2012): Two area students graduated from Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H. on May 12.
