Franklin Pierce was born to Benjamin and Anna Kandrick Pierce on November 23, 1804. Pierce was described as a blue eyed, curly headed child with “a sweet expression of face” (Harmon, Israel 2). Most Americans still agree today that he was America’s most handsome president. This led him to receive the nickname “Handsome Frank.” Franklin Pierce was only five feet tall. He was not expected to have a long life span due to a lung disease he carried. He was one of nine children in his family.
At the age of twelve, Pierce’s parents decided to enroll him at an academy in New Hampshire, fifteen miles from his hometown of Hillsborough. Soon after, Franklin became very homesick. This caused him to walk home one Sunday afternoon, meeting his parents
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Displeased by the faculty at this college, he chose to send Franklin elsewhere. At the age of fifteen, Pierce enrolled at Bowdoin College in Maine. He made many friends while attending this school. One of the most well-known friends he made was a man by the name of Nathaniel Hawthorn. Hawthorn is given credit for writing most of Pierce’s biography to help him with his presidential election campaign. Other piers included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who would become a well-known poet, and John P. Hale, who would later run for president. Pierce was fascinated with the writings of John Locke. This helped him to become a very good debater and also to focus even more on his love for …show more content…
The students could not leave the campus unless a parent gave permission, nor were they allowed to attend any theatrical productions in the town. They also could not hunt or fish without permission. All Saturday and Sunday nights were spent in their rooms with no socializing whatsoever. Students were expected to pay a fine every time they missed class or a prayer. They were also restricted from shouting loudly while at school. Pierce graduated from Bowdoin in 1824. Soon after, he found a job as a clerk for several lawyers. Pierce attended law school in Northampton, Massachusetts. Soon after, Pierce began his law practice in Hillsborough. Unfortunately, he lost his first case. In Hawthorn’s words “it did but serve to make him aware of the latent resources of his mind” (Sibley 841). At the age of twenty-three, Pierce was no longer working in Hillsborough, but instead was asked to work at the White House in Washington. Franklin’s outgoing personality and keen debating skills he had learned from Bowdoin gave him an advantage for everything that was to come for him. All of these great qualities also allowed him to build popularity among voters. At the age of twenty-four he was elected to serve in the New Hampshire state legislature. He was elected to his first term in Congress two years later. In 1836 Pierce became the youngest United States senator of his
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Along with his brother, Enoch, Hale left the family farm in Connecticut to attend Yale University at age thirteen. Nathan went to school to become a teacher. In the time of his schooling, Hale and a fellow student named Benjamin Tallmadge became friends. Tallmadge would soon become an important part in Hale’s life. Nathan graduated college at age eighteen and received a job of teaching soon after. He loved his job and wanted to continue working longer than he did. He actually hesitated joining his militia when it went to fight in the Siege of Boston.
Thomas Jefferson by Norman Risjord is a biography of the third president of the United States that takes Thomas Jefferson from his youth through his later years in the early 19th century. The purpose of this book is to give a political and social overview of the Thomas Jefferson's life and career. It was written for both the student of American history and the casual reader interested in the genesis of the United States government, seen through the eyes of one of its founding fathers. The value of this book is that it shows that Jefferson was not a saint, yet he was one of the most intelligent presidents that the country has ever had. Risjord has given the book great value because he has framed Jefferson among his peers. Consequently, the book truly comes to life, and the reader is able to learn about Jefferson as well as his contemporaries James Madison, John Marshall, and John Adams.
Walens, Susann. A. United States History Since 1877. Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT. September 2007.
John Hope Franklin’s childhood had a huge impact on his life and scholarship. His parents were a primary influence in his education and much of the subjects he was passi...
Foner, Eric. "Chapter 9." Give Me Liberty!: An American History. Brief Third ed. Vol. One. New York: W.W. Norton, 2012. N. pag. Print.
Soon Franklin had ambitions to write and by age 16 he had written a series of letters by an imaginary author. The letters were printed in the New England Courant, which was published by his brother. Still pursuing his writing career, he ran away to Philadelphia and continued working in the printing business. He arrived in 1725 with one Dutch dollar and one copper shilling. By 1729, he had bought and published The Pennsylvania Gazette. He then married his landlady’s daughter, Deborah Reed. In the next seventeen years Franklin had three children, published the first Poor Richards Almanac, and invented the Pennsylvania fireplace, amo...
During his time at Harvard he devoted much of his time to his social life and universities activities. He even was determined to become president of the campus newspaper. By 1903, Franklin had graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in History from Harvard University in only three years. His next step was attending Columbia University in New York City, where he would study law. He never ended up finishing and getting his degree, instead he took and passed the bar examination and for the next th...
He was one of our founding fathers of America. In 1751, Franklin was chosen to the Pennsylvania Assembly, causing the start of about 40 years as an open authority. At home from1762 to 1764, Franklin went all through the provinces, redesigning the American postal framework. He likewise constructed a new house on Market Street in Philadelphia, now remade and open to guests, which generally accommodated his family. From April 1775 to October 1776, Franklin served on the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety and in the Continental Congress. As a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Franklin ended up being a man of prudence and persistence, never rushing a choice. Franklin has earned his own respct for being an establishing father by making inexhaustible commitments to the genuine development of the United States of America. He was one of the primary people to propose a pioneer union. In 1776, he served on the five-man council to draft the Declaration of Independence and made numerous amendments in Thomas Jefferson's report. He was one of the first to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and pushed for the unification of the American colonies as one nation against England. “After voting for independence in 1776, Franklin was elected commissioner to France, making him essentially the first U.S. ambassador to France. He set sail to negotiate a treaty for the country’s military and financial support.”
The Young Reader's Companion to American History. Ed. John A. Garraty. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. 384+. Print.
“Indeed nothing has ever hurt me so much and affected me with such keen Sensations, as to find myself deserted in my old Age by my only Son; and not only deserted, but to find him taking up Arms against me, in a Cause, wherein my good Fame, Fortune and Life were all at Stake.” Benjamin Franklin wrote these words in 1784 after receiving a letter from his son, William, asking for amends. As it is perceived, there are clearly hurt feelings in their father and son relationship. What could have possibly forced these two men to have different opinions regarding the Revolution, how did their responses to separate hardships shape their involvement, and could they be representative for average Patriots or Loyalists at this time? Well, Benjamin and William’s transition in their relationship occurred because of their economic, personal, and political circumstances and their responses to these differences changed their viewpoints drastically.
American success history recognizes the contributions made by two of its renowned leaders. The two are regarded as heroes despite the obvious differences between them abound. The two figures are regarded with comparable amounts of reverence even though they lived their lives in different ways. Nevertheless, both Benjamin Franklin and Fredrick Douglas gained their status through treading pathway of hard work. This paper, therefore, seeks to discuss the experiences that shaped the lives of both Franklin and Douglas. It also seeks to analyze the life of Fredrick Douglas as presented by John Stauffer. In comparing the two personalities, I will lay much emphasis on the role education played in making better the lives of Franklin and Douglas. In this regard, it is worth noting that although their education was not that formal, it shaped their lives immensely. Franklin education, for instance, came while working under his brother James as an apprentice printer during his teen years. On the other hand, Douglas’s tale is much bleaker, but it depicts the use of wits coupled with natural talent to pull oneself to a respectable stature (Zafar 43). It is clear that Franklin persuasive rhetorical skills, which came in handy, in writing and oratory skills were natured by induction to printing apprenticeship as well as a great access to a variety of books. Critiques in later years would argue his love for books and learning made Franklin become an accomplished speaker, thinker, author, and a statement. In a nutshell, access to books and love for learning shaped Franklin’s Character to a great extent.
Hamilton found a job as a merchant’s apprentice with the help of his aunts. By the time he was fifteen, his employers paid attention to his honesty and intelligence and they were impressed. Therefore, they collaborated with his aunts to send him for a formal schooling in New York. First, he attended Francis Barber's Preparatory School in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Hamilton always displayed an unusual capacity for impressing older, influential men: so he gained his social footing in Elizabethtown with the surpassing spe...
President Pierce, A Life of Pierce. As time progresses, Nathaniel gets terribly ill in 1863 and