Washington was no place to raise their children, she thought.

She had given birth to two more sons, Frank Robert in 1839 and Benjamin in 1841. Pierce succumbed to Jane’s wishes and quit the Senate in 1842. When her husband was elected to the Senate for the term beginning in 1837, she seemed less than thrilled. Jane Pierce managed another season in Washington. Their son, Franklin Jr., was born in 1836, but he only lived a few days. She had a reason: she was pregnant with their first child. Jane put up with his first session of Congress, but returned home to her mother in New Hampshire for the second. She was shy, sickly, refined, a teetotaler and a proper daughter of New England’s theocracy. He was gregarious, vain, a drinker and a son of the frontier. They held their wedding in 1834 at her family home in Amherst, N.H., and then left immediately afterward for Washington, D.C. Their courtship lasted eight years and finally ended shortly after he won election to Congress. He married Jane Means Appleton, the daughter of the president of Bowdoin College, Pierce’s alma mater. Pierce first succeeded at law and then parlayed his charm, reputation and family connections into a political career. His father, Benjamin, was a revolutionary war veteran who served as governor of New Hampshire. Handsome Frank Pierce was born in a log cabin on Nov. Two months before he took the oath of office, President-elect Pierce and his wife lost their 11-year-old son, the third and last of their children to die. Wright | Ian D.His presidency began inauspiciously. Midorikawa | Kim MinSeung | Ethan Savage | Gary Tran | Kyra A. Jenks | Vernon Johnson | Han Lee | Jackson Mayo | Nick L. Fassnacht | Andrea Gero | Alex Hardy | Espen Hellevik | Kiel Hicks | Tyler Hojnacki | Shelby L.D. Remi Alidon | Evan Armstrong | Matthew Berman | Jack W. Additionally, thank you to the Military Science 102 Class (Winter 2017) cadets (see below).

Oberg, Hyun Jun Change and the staff at Special Collections for all the support throughout the year. The website will be something that will help the community learn more about the long history and connection the University has with the military and allow us to keep honoring the sacrifices that have been made by the great man and woman of the United States Armed Forces.

Your hard work, research and dedication to the project is what made the website a reality. Website Credit: Thank you to everyone that has contributed to the success of the University of Washington Memorial website.

Interrupted Journey by James Wilson