Franklin Pierce 1804–1869 Source: Wikimedia Commons About Franklin Pierce president of the United States from 1853 to 1857 People from the Same Era Baronne Almaury de Maistre 1809–1875 composer Nevers Friedrich Dürck 1809–1884 painter Leipzig John Kent 1805–1872 politician Wexford Konstantin Hadija b. 1801 politician James Lucas 1813–1874 Charles Sauria 1812–1893 chemist Poligny