President Franklin Pierce (c. 1851 – 1860)
Despite his best efforts, Franklin Pierce (1804 – 1869) is largely regarded as a rather disappointing president. Sadly, the best that could be said about this leader was that he was good looking and that he wished to make his second term more successful. He would not get the chance to do so, having been barred by his party. The Northerner was a slavery apologist and added his name to the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, one signed to bring the formerly banned slavery acts back into effect within zones north of 36 degrees latitude. Pierce was not, of course, a fan of Lincoln when he took over him. He was critical to the point that when the celebrated president was assassinated, he was forced to convince an angry rabble against wrecking his home.
President Franklin Pierce
