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Mar 18, 2018 · Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800–March 8, 1874) served as America's 13th president from July 1850 to March 1853 having taken over after the death of his predecessor, Zachary Taylor. While he was in office, the Compromise of 1850 was passed, staving off the Civil War for 11 more years. His other major accomplishment while he was president was ...
Millard Fillmore: Impact and Legacy. It is often said that the best compromise is the type that pleases none of the compromisers. By the end of his presidency, Millard Fillmore knew this all too well. By championing the Compromise of 1850, he can be credited for keeping America from civil war for more than a decade.
Millard Fillmore: Domestic Affairs. When Zachary Taylor became ill on July 4, 1850, Millard Fillmore knew that the President was dying. When the President finally passed away, Fillmore passed a sleepless night, brooding over what lay ahead. The nation was embroiled in a sectional crisis of the first order, and all eyes would be on the new ...
Millard Fillmore. 13th President. Born: January 7, 1800, Locke Township (now Summerhill), New York... Like several other presidents, Millard Fillmore was born in a log cabin. He was an uninspiring ...
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the thirteenth president of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the fourth and last member of the Whig Party to hold that office. He succeeded from the vice president of the United States on the death of President Zachary Taylor, who died of acute gastroenteritis ...
Millard Fillmore. 13th President. Born: January 7, 1800, Locke Township (now Summerhill), New York... Like several other presidents, Millard Fillmore was born in a log cabin. He was an uninspiring individual with no particular talents (he refused an honorary degree from Oxford claiming to have "neither literary or scientific attainment").
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