Benjamin Kendrick Pierce

Benjamin Kendrick Pierce
Pierce at the time of his 1817 wedding
Born(1790-08-29)August 29, 1790
Hillsborough, New Hampshire, US
DiedApril 1, 1850(1850-04-01) (aged 59)
New York City, US
Buried
Allegiance United States of America
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1812–1850
Rank Lieutenant Colonel (USA)
Colonel (Florida Militia)
UnitU.S. Army Field Artillery Branch
CommandsFort Holmes
Fort Mackinac
Fort Barrancas
Mounted Creek Regiment (Militia)
Fort Delaware
Fort Hamilton
Fort Pierce
Plattsburgh Barracks
Hancock Barracks
Fort Adams
1st U.S. Regiment of Artillery
WarsWar of 1812
Second Seminole War
Mexican–American War
Spouse(s)Josephine "Josette" Laframboise (m. 1817)
Amanda Boykin (m. 1823)
Louisa Gertrude Read (m. 1838)
Children7
RelationsBenjamin Pierce (father)
Franklin Pierce (brother)
John McNeil Jr. (brother-in-law)
Magdelaine Marcot (mother-in-law)
James B. Ricketts (son-in-law)

Benjamin Kendrick Pierce (August 29, 1790 – April 1, 1850) was a career officer in the United States Army. He was a son of New Hampshire Governor Benjamin Pierce and brother of President Franklin Pierce. Benjamin K. Pierce was a veteran of the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican–American War, and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Army and colonel in the Florida Militia.