Cabinet Pierce

Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States

Franklin Pierce was elected President of the United States in 1852 to succeed Millard Fillmore . Although he came from New Hampshire , a northern state , he sympathized with the south in the conflict between the parts of the country . During his tenure, his popularity waned to such an extent that the Democratic Party nominated former Secretary of State James Buchanan as a presidential candidate in his place in 1856 .

Vice President William R. King passed away after 45 days in office. Since the nomination of a successor was not allowed, Pierce spent most of his presidency without a deputy. Otherwise, during his four years in the White House, he did not make a single change in his cabinet , which included Jefferson Davis , later President of the Confederate States , as Secretary of War. To date, he is the only president who has ruled for at least a full four-year term without replacing a minister.

The Cabinet

Department / Office	Official	Period	image
President of the United States	Franklin Pierce	1853-1857
Vice President of the United States	William Rufus DeVane King	1853
	vacant	1853-1857
United States Secretary of State	William Learned Marcy	1853-1857
United States Secretary of the Treasury	James Guthrie	1853-1857
United States Secretary of War	Jefferson Finis Davis	1853-1857
United States Secretary of the Navy	James Cochran Dobbin	1853-1857
United States Attorney General	Caleb Cushing	1853-1857
United States Postal Secretary	James Campbell	1853-1857
United States Secretary of the Interior	Robert McClelland	1853-1857