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Franklin Pierce

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This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 23, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 22:27, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853–1857), whose inability as president to calm tensions over slavery kept the country on the path to the American Civil War. A northern Democrat from New Hampshire, Pierce served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate and took part in the Mexican–American War as a brigadier general in the Army before his election as a compromise candidate for president. Genial and well-spoken, Pierce saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. He was a Young America expansionist who signed the Gadsden Purchase of land from Mexico and led a failed attempt to acquire Cuba from Spain. His polarizing actions in championing and signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act failed to stem intersectional conflict. His term set the stage for Southern secession. Although he fully expected to be renominated by the Democrats, he was not supported by his party for re-election. Pierce, who had been a heavy drinker for much of his life, died of severe cirrhosis of the liver in 1869. Today he is widely regarded as one of the worst presidents in U.S. history. (Full article...)

Support. There was no response to my comment, so I have now done this myself. Feel free to make any changes. Prhartcom (talk) 22:23, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]