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Wasn't his full name Benjamin FP? Doesn't seem to be in the article. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] ([[User talk:Peter Jackson|talk]]) 05:17, 28 January 2023 (CST)
Wasn't his full name Benjamin FP? Doesn't seem to be in the article. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] ([[User talk:Peter Jackson|talk]]) 05:17, 28 January 2023 (CST)
:That is an interesting idea but I can't find any corroboration that it's so.  Britannica does not have it either.  So I think his first name must be just Franklin.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 09:53, 28 January 2023 (CST)
::Though apparently his ''father'' was named Benjamin Pierce, so that had both names running around in the family.<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/franklin_pierce_homestead.html Franklin Pierce Homestead] from National Public Radio (NPR)</ref>.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 09:58, 28 January 2023 (CST)
:::I realized later I was getting mixed up with MASH. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] ([[User talk:Peter Jackson|talk]]) 05:30, 30 January 2023 (CST)
::::Ah ya, Hawkeye.  I went through that confusion too.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 06:49, 30 January 2023 (CST)

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Wasn't his full name Benjamin FP? Doesn't seem to be in the article. Peter Jackson (talk) 05:17, 28 January 2023 (CST)

That is an interesting idea but I can't find any corroboration that it's so. Britannica does not have it either. So I think his first name must be just Franklin.Pat Palmer (talk) 09:53, 28 January 2023 (CST)
Though apparently his father was named Benjamin Pierce, so that had both names running around in the family.[1].Pat Palmer (talk) 09:58, 28 January 2023 (CST)
I realized later I was getting mixed up with MASH. Peter Jackson (talk) 05:30, 30 January 2023 (CST)
Ah ya, Hawkeye. I went through that confusion too.Pat Palmer (talk) 06:49, 30 January 2023 (CST)
  1. Franklin Pierce Homestead from National Public Radio (NPR)