Franklin Pierce 14th President of the United States of America President Franklin Pierce Term: 14th President of the United States Served: 1853 - 1857 Nickname: Young Hickory of the Granite Hills Height: 5 Feet 10 inches Tall Education: Bowdoin College 1834 Religion: Episcopalian Birth Date: November 23rd, 1804 Birth Place: Hillsboro, New Hampshire Political Party: Democrat Married: Jane Appleton (1806-1863) Date Married: November 19th, 1834 Children: Franklin, Frank, and Benjamin Career: Lawyer Died: October 8th, 1869 Place of Death: Concord, New Hampshire Burial Place: Concord, New Hampshire "I believe that involuntary servitude, as it exists in different States of this Confederacy, is recognized by the Constitution" March 4th, 1853