Franklin Pierce was the US President when the Gadsden Purchase was made in 1853.
Zachary Taylor died and made Vice-President Fillmore the President.
January The electoral college is elected in November and the President is elected in December, but the President is sworn with the oath on January 20th!
Franklin Pierce was the 'dark horse' candidate selected by the Democratic Party in 1852. Pierce became the 14th President of the US and was sworn in on March 4, 1853.
William Rufus King who died of tuberculosis after 45 days in office, having never performed any official duties as Vice President. Following King's death the office of Vice-President remained vacant until 1857 when John C. Breckinridge was inaugurated.Answer #2In 1850 Prisident Zachary Taylor died, and Vice President Millard Filmore succeed him as president. The office of Vice President was left empty and remained so until the election in 1852, so at the begining of 1853 there was no Vice President.In the 1852 William R. king was elected Vice President and was sworn into office on March 24, 1853. However he died on April 18, 1853 of Tuberculosis. The office of Vice President was again left unfilled until 1857 when John Breckinridge was named Vice Presidnet.So for most of 1853 there was no Vice President, except for the 45 days in which William King held the office.
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Franklin Pierce was the US President when the Gadsden Purchase was made in 1853.
December 30, 1853
Pierce became the US president on March 4, 1853.
William King was the 13th Vice President in 1853 under President Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1857)
He became President of the United States on March 4, 1853.
The 13th President of the United States was Millard Fillmore from July 9, 1850 to March 4, 1853.He did not have a Vice President.
Franklin Pierce was president from 1853 to 1857.
The 14th President of the United States was Franklin Pierce from March 4, 1853 to March 4, 1857. His Vice President was William King who died in 1853 of tuberculosis after 45 days in office. Franklin Pierce finished the rest of his term without a Vice Preisdent.
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States, serving one term from 4 March 1853 to 4 March 1857.
Yes, Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States from 1850 July 9 to 1853 March 4.Yes, Fillmore was the 13th US president.
George W. Bush was president in December 2008. He was in his "lame duck" stage.