Millard Fillmore | |
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13th President of the United States | |
In office July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853 | |
Vice President | None[a] |
Preceded by | Zachary Taylor |
Succeeded by | Franklin Pierce |
12th Vice President of the United States | |
In office March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 | |
President | Zachary Taylor |
Preceded by | George M. Dallas |
Succeeded by | William R. King |
14th Comptroller of New York | |
In office January 1, 1848 – February 20, 1849 | |
Governor | |
Preceded by | Azariah C. Flagg |
Succeeded by | Washington Hunt |
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee | |
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | John Winston Jones |
Succeeded by | James I. McKay |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 32nd district | |
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | Thomas C. Love |
Succeeded by | William A. Moseley |
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Thomas C. Love |
Personal details | |
Born | Moravia, New York, U.S. | January 7, 1800
Died | March 8, 1874 Buffalo, New York, U.S. | (aged 74)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo |
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Father | Nathaniel Fillmore |
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Commands | Union Continentals (Guard) |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States. He was president from 1850 to 1853. He was the last Whig president, and the last president who was not a Democrat or Republican.
Fillmore became president in 1850, when the previous president, Zachary Taylor died. The Whig party did not pick him to run for president in 1852. He ran for president in 1856, for the American Party but lost.
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