Franklin Pierce

AKA:

Young Hickory of the Granite Hills

Birth Name:

Franklin Pierce

Birth Date:

November 23, 1804

Birth Place:

Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Death Date:

October 8, 1869

Place of Death:

The Pierce Manse, 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane, Concord, New Hampshire

Age:

Cause of Death:

Cirrhosis of the liver

Cemetery Name:

Old North Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States of America. He came into office during a period of growing tension between the North and South. A politician of limited ability, Pierce was behind one of the most crucial pieces of legislation in American history. Although he did not author the Kansas-Nebraska Act, he did encourage its passage by Congress. That piece of legislation set the nation on its path to civil war by angering northerners and heightening pre-Civil War tensions by repealing the Missouri Compromise.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Old North Cemetery

137 North State Street

Concord, New Hampshire,

USA

North America

Grave Location:

Minot enclosure adjoining Old North Cemetery

Grave Location Description

After entering the cemetery at N State St and Keanes Ave, head straight for about 310 feet. Franklin Pierce’s grave is in the enclosure on your right. You can park along the road and enter the enclosure. Head towards the center of the enclosure (about 90 feet) inward from the street. Franklin Pierce’s grave will be a tall white monument on your left about 35 feet southwest from the center of the enclosure.