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 | Millard Fillmore 13th President of the United States (July 9, 1850 to March 3, 1853) Nickname: “The American Louis Philippe” Born: January 7, 1800, in Locke Township (now Summerhill), New York Died: March 8, 1874 in Buffalo, New York |
Father: Nathaniel Fillmore Mother: Phoebe Millard Fillmore Stepmother: Eunice Love Married: Abigail Powers Fillmore (1798-1853), on February 5, 1826; Caroline Carmichael McIntosh (1813-1881), on February 10, 1858 Children: Millard Powers Fillmore (1828-89); Mary Abigail Fillmore (1832-54) Religion: Unitarian Education: No formal education Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Whig Other Government Positions:
- Member of New York State Assembly, 1828-31
- Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1833-35
- Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1837-45
- Comptroller of New York, 1847
- Vice President, 1849-1850 (under
Taylor)
Presidential Salary: $25,000/year
| Year | Popular Votes | Electoral Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | James Buchanan | 1,832,955 | 174 |
| John C. Fremont | 1,339,932 | 114 | |
| Millard Fillmore | 871,731 | 8 |
- Secretary of State
- John M. Clayton (1850)
- Daniel Webster (1850-52)
- Edward Everett (1852-53)
- Secretary of the Treasury
- William M. Meredith (1850)
- Thomas Corwin (1850-53)
- Secretary of War
- George W. Crawford (1850)
- Charles M. Conrad (1850-53)
- Attorney General
- Reverdy Johnson (1850)
- John J. Crittenden (1850-53)
- Postmaster General
- Jacob Collamer (1850)
- Nathan K. Hall (1850-52)
- Samuel D. Hubbard (1852-53)
- Secretary of the Navy
- William B. Preston (1850)
- William A. Graham (1850-52)
- John P. Kennedy (1852-53)
- Secretary of the Interior
- Thomas Ewing (1850)
- Thomas M. T. McKennan (1850)
- Alexander H. H. Stuart (1850-53)
Supreme Court Appointments:
- Associate Justice
- Benjamin Robbins Curtis (1851-57)
- 1850
- Congress passes the Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act in September.
- California becomes the 31st state of the USA.
- The Fugitive Slave Bill is passed
- 1851
- The first commercial treaty with El Salvador is ratified
- Millard Fillmore — from The Presidents of the United States of America
- Compiled by the White House.
- Millard Fillmore — from American Presidents: Life Portraits — C-SPAN
- Biographical information, trivia, key events, video, and other reference materials. Website created to accompany C-SPAN’s 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits.
- Millard Fillmore — from U.S. Presidents
- From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves, they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration.
- Millard Fillmore First Annual Message. December 2, 1850
- Letter from U.S. Pres. Millard Fillmore, Requesting a Japan – U.S. Agreement. 1853
- In this letter, President Fillmore requests that Japan trade with the United States, that U.S. ships be allowed to stop for supplies in Japan, and that Japan will assist any American vessels shipwrecked off its coast.
- Millard Fillmore: A Resource Guide (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress)
- Gateway page to the Library of Congress’s digital collections associated with this U.S. president.
Other Internet Resources: The American Presidency Project’s Presidential Archive for Millard Fillmore Points of Interest:
- Fillmore was one of five presidents who were never inaugurated.
- Fillmore was a founder of the University of Buffalo, and he also served as its Chancellor from 1846 to 1874. While Chancellor, he was also Comptroller of New York State from 1848-1849, U.S. Vice President from 1849-1850, and President of the United States from 1850-1852.
- Fillmore refused an honorary degree from Oxford University because he felt he had “neither literary nor scientific attainment.”
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