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Which government position did Franklin Pierce give Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1853?
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestors in Salem, Massachusetts, were Puritans named Hathorne. He added a w to his name when he began writing.
In 1853, after writing a campaign biography for his friend Franklin Pierce, Nathaniel Hawthorne was appointed as the U.S. consul in Liverpool, England. He sought this political appointment to provide financial security for his family, as his literary career did not always yield a comfortable income.12