Franklin Pierce (other)
Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) was the president of the United States from 1853 to 1857. Frank Pierce or Franklin Pierce may also refer to: * Frank Pierce (athlete) (1883–1908), American athlete * Jack Pierce (politician) or Franklin Jack Pierce (1937–2022), Ontario politician See also * Franklin Pearce (other) Franklin Pearce may refer to: * Franklin Pearce (1930s pitcher) * Franklin Pearce (1870s pitcher) See also * Franklin Pierce (other) *Frank Pearce (other) Frank Pearce may refer to: * Frank Pearce (footballer) (1904–1969), Aus ...

Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. He was 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, after Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, Southern states seceded, resulting in the American Civil War. Pierce was born in New Hampshire. He served in the U.S. 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. He took part in the Mexican–American War as a brigadier general in the Army. Democrats saw him as a compromise candidate uniting Northern and Southern interests, ...
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Frank Pierce (athlete)
Frank C. Pierce (April 1883 – February 25, 1908) was an American track and field athlete from the Seneca Nation who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he did not finish in marathon competition. Pierce became the first Native American to compete for the United States in the Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var .... References External links * * 1883 births 1908 deaths American male marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Jack Pierce (politician)
Franklin "Jack" Pierce (May 24, 1937 – November 22, 2022) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1987 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Rainy River. Background Pierce was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, and educated in the area. He worked as an electrician. Politics Pierce served as reeve and councillor for Atikokan Township. He sought election to the Ontario legislature for Rainy River in the 1981 provincial election but lost to Pat Reid of the Liberal Party by 426 votes. He supported Frank Miller in his bid for party leader in early 1985. Pierce tried again in the 1985 election. During the election campaign he criticized local Indians for expecting more "giveaways and handouts". He said he would not campaign on reserves as he received less than 10% of the votes from those constituencies. Some Conservative supporters were less sanguine about Pierce's candidacy as th ...
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