How tall is Franklin Pierce?

Franklin Pierce's listed height was 178 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 82% of men in the United States.

Where 178 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 82% of men in the United States born in 1804 (average 171.1 cm).

About Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democrat, he was born on 23 November 1804 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire; his father was state governor Benjamin Pierce. He served in the House of Representatives from 1833 until his election to the Senate, where he served from 1837 until his resignation in 1842.

Pierce built a successful private law practice and was appointed New Hampshire's U.S. attorney in 1845. He took part in the Mexican-American War as a brigadier general in the United States Army. Democrats saw him as a compromise candidate uniting Northern and Southern interests and nominated him for president at the 1852 Democratic National Convention. He and running mate William R. King defeated the Whig ticket of Winfield Scott and William Alexander Graham in the 1852 presidential election.

Pierce stood at a listed 178 cm (5'10"). He died on 8 October 1869. As president he was a Young America expansionist who signed the Gadsden Purchase of land from Mexico.

Frequently asked

How tall is Franklin Pierce in feet and inches? Franklin Pierce was 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

Is Franklin Pierce tall for men in the United States? At 178 cm he was taller than about 82% of men in the United States born in 1804, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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