Millard Fillmore
13th President of the United States of America
13th President of the United States of America
Born: January 7, 1800
Birthplace: Cayuga County, New York
Father: Nathaniel Fillmore 1771 – 1863
(Buried: East Aurora Cemetery East Aurora New York)
Mother: Phoebe Millard 1780 – 1831
(Buried: East Aurora Cemetery East Aurora New York)
1st Wife: Abigail Powers 1798 – 1853
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York)
Married: February 5, 1826 in Moravia New York
2nd Wife: Caroline Carmichael McIntosh 1813 – 1881
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York)
Married: February 10, 1858 in Albany New York
Children:
Millard Powers Fillmore 1828 – 1889
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York)
Mary Abigail Fillmore 1832 – 1854
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York)
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Occupation before War:
Attorney in East Aurora New York
1824: Supporter of John Quincy Adams for President
1828: Supporter of John Quincy Adams for reelection
1829 – 1831: Member of New York State Assembly
1833 – 1835: United States Congressman from New York
1836: Supporter of William Henry Harrison for President
1837 – 1843: United States Congressman from New York
1840: Western New York Campaign Director for Harrison
1841 – 1843: Congressional Chairman Ways & Means Committee
1844: Unsuccessful Candidate for Whig Vice Pres. Nomination
1844: Unsuccessful Whig Candidate for Governor of New York
1848 – 1849: New York State Comptroller
1849 – 1850: Vice President of United States of America
1850 – 1853: 13th President of United States of America
1852: Unsuccessful Candidate for Whig Nomination
1854: Toured the South and Midwestern United States
1855 – 1856: Took a 13-month tour of Europe
1856: Unsuccessful Know – Nothing Presidential Candidate
1860: Supporter of Stephen A. Douglas for President
Civil War Career:
1861: Hosted Abraham Lincoln in Buffalo New York
1861 – 1865: Supporter of Union Cause during the war
1861: Organizer of Union Continentals Home Guard
1861 – 1864: Major of Union Continentals Home Guard
Helped cheer on Buffalo Volunteers at Train Station
Participated in funerals of Buffalo’s fallen heroes
Marched in Patriotic Parades in New York
1864: Delivered a speech to be kind to the South after war
1864: Criticized by Lincoln Administration and Newspapers
1864: Supporter of George B. McClellan for President
1865: Black ink thrown at his house after Lincoln Assassination
Role after War:
Supporter of Andrew Johnson’s Presidential Reconstruction
Helped Buffalo become prominent with Buffalo Fine Arts Academy
Died: March 8, 1874
Time of Death: 11:10 PM
Place of Death: Buffalo, New York
Cause of Death: Stroke
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
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