Franklin Pierce’s teenaged son was killed in a train accident en route to the father’s inauguration. Mrs. Pierce blamed her husband, for if he hadn’t run for president, they wouldn’t have been traveling to the inauguration. Was this depression from the loss of the son?
Also, do you know Barbara Pierce Bush is related to Franklin Pierce?
Yes, I knew Barb was related to Franklin...yeah, the death of a son while on the way to a new job would put a real damper on the whole enterprise, wouldn’t it?