In 1954, for instance, the voters soundly defeated a constitutional amendment proposed by the rural-dominated legislature and supported by a whispering campaign throughout LDS congregations that would have assured continued rural domination by guaranteeing each county one senator regardless of population.
Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia is an important early-American cemetery. It is the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah. Four other signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried here, Benjamin Rush, Francis Hopkinson, Joseph Hewes and George Ross. Two more signers (James Wilson and Robert Morris) are buried at Christ Church just a few blocks away.
The house itself was being built by Benjamin Pierce, Franklins father around the time of Franklin's birth. Benjamin Pierce was a Revolutionary War hero and would become Governor of New Hampshire. The Pierce Homestead would be Franklin Pierce's primary residence until around the time he got married. Benjamin Pierce and other members of the Pierce family are buried just down the road at a local cemetery.