Jane Pierce, American wife of Franklin Pierce, 15th First Lady of the United States (d. 1863)
Jane Means Pierce (née Appleton; March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863), wife of President Franklin Pierce, was the first lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857. Disliking politics, she was unhappy in the role, often unable to perform her duties, as she suffered from poor health as well as grief for the death in childhood of all three of their sons.