MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCES POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
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Honest Franklin
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Handsome Frank
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His Accidency
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Old Hickory
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nicknamed “Handsome Frank” for his good looks, Pierce was considered to be a likeable and affable man, but he suffered tragedy in his personal life. All of his three sons died young.
Detailed explanation-2: -Franklin Pierce, byname Young Hickory, (born November 23, 1804, Hillsboro, New Hampshire, U.S.-died October 8, 1869, Concord, New Hampshire), 14th president of the United States (1853–57).
Detailed explanation-3: -President Franklin Pierce had a number of nicknames, including “Handsome Frank, ” but likely the most embarrassing was “Fainting Frank.” As a brigadier general in the Mexican-American war, he sustained a groin and knee injury during a battle in 1847 when he was thrown against the pommel of his horse.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pierce, 80, passed away peacefully at his home on December 31, 2021. As a young man, Frank proudly served in the US Air Force from May 14, 1959 thru May 13, 1965.