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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 (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

**Presidential Election Results:**
Year		Popular Votes	Electoral Votes
1856	James Buchanan	1,832,955	174
	John C. Fremont	1,339,932	114
	Millard Fillmore	871,731	8

Vice President: None

Cabinet:

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)

Notable Events:

1850
- Congress passed the Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act in September.

Internet Biographies:

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 The American President: 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’s Obituary — from Dead Presidents: The text from page 1 of The New York Times, March 9, 1874. Placed on the web by Manus Hand.

Historical Documents:

Millard Fillmore First Annual Message. December 2, 1850. — from The American Presidency Project
Letter from U.S. Pres. Millard Fillmore, Requesting a Japan – U.S. Agreement. 1853. — from the UCLA Center for East Asian Studies: 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:

Points of Interest:

Fillmore was one of five presidents who were never inaugurated.
According to the University of Buffalo Libraries’ University Archives, 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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