Dates in Office: 1853-1857
Important Information:
- Is the only President from New Hampshire
- Nominated as a presidential candidate at the 1852 Democratic National Convention
- His personal tragedy reflected in his work as President and gained him a reputation as one of the worst Presidents in history
- He supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- His diplomats issued the Ostend Manifesto
- Pierce declared support for the Confederacy during the Civil War and lost his reputation